19.2% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Nearly one in five people in Other Urban volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area still stands well above the national figure for local involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 6.6% of people providing such care, well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 16.7% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is well below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
6.6% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 uncommon in Other Urban, with 2.2% of the population having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 82% 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/SOS91/other-urban/topic/community