20.4% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 499 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.4% of people in 499 or less volunteer, a figure that is well above the national rate. This high level of community involvement defines the area, even though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 20.4% of the population volunteering, this area sees much higher participation than most similar places and is 6.2 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care—among the highest for its level. This is alongside a much higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework compared to the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Around 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 55% 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/community