18.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Well above the national figure, 18.6% of people in 4,999 or less volunteer their time. While this is higher than most similar areas, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The region also sees a high level of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents volunteers, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this rate has dropped by 6.3 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Similarly, 14.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
14.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 92% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 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.
25.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure but lower than in most similar areas.
3.3%
Lower than 59% 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/SOSR215/4-999-or-less/topic/community