13.9% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 10,000 to 19,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care define 10,000 to 19,999, where more people provide care for others than in most similar areas. While 13.1% of residents give unpaid care, volunteering has dropped to 13.9%, a fall of 5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.9% of people helping out. This is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care make up 13.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This stands alongside a lower-than-average 24.1% of people caring for children unpaid.
13.1% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.3% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 80% 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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR113/10-000-to-19-999/topic/community