17.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 60% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 higher share of people volunteer in Other Urban compared to the national figure, with 17.5% of residents giving their time. This community shows a strong leaning towards unpaid work, particularly in caring for children, which is much more common here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, though the 17.5% rate has fallen slightly from 18.8% in 2011. This figure remains well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 27.6% of people providing this care. While 21.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is lower than in most areas at 10.2%.
10.2% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is lower than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.0%
Lower than 70% 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/SOS51/other-urban/topic/community