19.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 79% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Bounded Locality, reflecting a strong culture of community help. This high level of participation is well above the national figure, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care and 25.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being much higher than in most areas. Conversely, the 23.9% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 82% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 60% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.7% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 87% 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/SOS62/bounded-locality/topic/community