16.9% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 4,999 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people volunteer and provide unpaid care in 4,999 or less than in most similar areas. While 16.9% of residents volunteer, this figure has fallen since 2011. The area also has a notably strong record of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.9% of people helping out, though this is 4.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 12.9% of people providing care and 23.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 24.1% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average.
12.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in similar areas, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 74% 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR115/4-999-or-less/topic/community