14.2% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 61% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Other Urban · Section of State
Community Participation in Other Urban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service marks daily life in Other Urban, where 4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. While a quarter of the community provides unpaid childcare, overall volunteer rates have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.2% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure. However, this is a drop of 4.8 percentage points from 2011, when 19% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.5% of people caring for children and 21.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—both figures are higher than in most other areas. Meanwhile, the share of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 12%.
12.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 60% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS31/other-urban/topic/community