25.1% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Community Participation in Bounded Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines daily life in Bounded Locality, where a quarter of the population volunteers. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.6% of people providing care and 25.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. However, the 24.2% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian figure.
13.6% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 85% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.0%
Higher than 73% 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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/community