13.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 50,000 to 99,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in 50,000 to 99,999 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While family and care duties are common here, the local rate of volunteering has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.1% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and marks a 3.8 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most similar areas, with 13.2% doing so. This includes 28.6% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, at 3.8%. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 63% 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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR111/50-000-to-99-999/topic/community