14.6% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 20,000 to 49,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in 20,000 to 49,999 involves a high proportion of people providing unpaid childcare, though overall volunteering has dropped. While 25.6% of residents provide unpaid care for children, the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.4 points since 2011 to 14.6%, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People caring for children unpaid make up 25.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, with 21.1% doing over 15 hours of housework and 12.8% providing general unpaid care.
12.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 common here, with 3.4% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Lower than 56% 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR112/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community