15.1% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
Nearly 30% of people in Major Urban provide unpaid childcare, the highest rate among similar areas. This highlights a strong focus on family support across the region. Other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and caregiving, remain steady and align closely with national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is very common at 29.2%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.6%) and people providing general unpaid care (10.8%) are both a little below the national figures.
10.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 89% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 55% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 less common here than in most other areas, with 2.8% of people having served, which is about the same as the Australian total.
2.8%
Lower than 74% 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/SOS50/major-urban/topic/community