14.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
Nearly 28% of people in 20,000 to 49,999 provide unpaid child care, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This region shows a strong trend of unpaid care and domestic work, though formal volunteering is less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 14.3%, down from 16.1% in 2011. This rate is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has risen since 2011. This includes 27.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is also much higher than in most other areas.
13.6% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 83% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 rare in this area, with only 2.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 85% 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/SOSR212/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community