14.2% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 100,000 to 249,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community profile of 100,000 to 249,999. While the area shows a strong commitment to family and caregiving, the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, but it has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people helping others, which is much higher than most similar areas. This trend is driven by a very high rate of people caring for children unpaid, at 27.2%.
13.8% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Only 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 81% 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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR203/100-000-to-249-999/topic/community