12.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
250,000 to 999,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 250,000 to 999,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.5% of people in 250,000 to 999,999 provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. While many residents handle care and home duties, volunteering rates have dropped over the last decade. This creates a community profile where private family support is more common than public volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3.1 points since 2011 to reach 12.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 22% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. Unpaid care for children is common here at 26.5%, and 12.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 71% 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 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR102/250-000-to-999-999/topic/community