20.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
More than one in five people in Bounded Locality volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where a very large number of residents provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people here volunteer, a rate much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure, though this has fallen 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 34.3% of people caring for children—among the highest rates for this area type and well above the national 26.3%. Around 22.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, while 12.9% provide other unpaid care, both figures being higher than most areas.
12.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 98% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
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/SOS82/bounded-locality/topic/community