13.6% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Major Urban · Section of State
Community Participation in Major Urban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Major Urban provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While child care and general housework levels are similar to the national figures, the area sees fewer people volunteering than most other similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 13.6% of people now giving their time. This is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much more than most areas, 27.2% of people here provide unpaid childcare. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 19.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.1% providing general unpaid care.
11.1% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 54% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 83% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 54% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.8%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS30/major-urban/topic/community