16.3% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 5,000 to 9,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 5.9 points since 2011 in 5,000 to 9,999. While 16.3% of people still volunteer—slightly more than the national figure—other forms of unpaid help have shifted, with a rise in those providing general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the highest for this area level, with 14.0% of people doing so. This happens alongside a higher than usual 23.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure at 23.3%.
14.0% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 92% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
A total of 3.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Lower than 53% 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR214/5-000-to-9-999/topic/community