20.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Volunteering rates in 500 or more have fallen since 2011, though they remain very high. About 20.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where many residents still give their time to others despite the downward trend.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 20.8% of residents volunteering, this area has one of the highest rates among similar places. This is 6.7 percentage points higher than the Australian average, though the figure has dropped 5.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.8% of people doing over 15 hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid caregiving at 14.5%, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.6%.
14.5% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 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 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Lower than 56% 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/SOSR221/500-or-more/topic/community