17.1% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 500 or more
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual contribute their time to others in 500 or more, with 17.1% of the population volunteering. This spirit of helping out is seen both in the community and at home, where rates of unpaid care and housework are higher than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in this area, as 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Additionally, 13.4% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most similar areas.
13.4% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 57% 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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/community