11.5% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 80% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 1 million or more
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in 1 million or more compared to national figures. Only 11.5% of the population now volunteer, a figure that has fallen from 14.9% since 2011. This reflects a broader trend of lower community participation across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower here than in most similar areas. At 11.5%, the figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is around the middle for this level at 25.1%, though this is a little below the national figure. People providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are both lower than in most similar areas.
10.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 among the lowest for this level. Only 1.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 95% of section of state range 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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR101/1-million-or-more/topic/community