12.6% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
250,000 to 999,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 250,000 to 999,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in 250,000 to 999,999 than in previous years. While 12.6% of residents now volunteer, this is much lower than in most similar areas. Other forms of unpaid work, like caring for children and the home, remain more common features of life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011. At 12.6%, the rate is now a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. Other unpaid work is less common, with 10.7% providing general unpaid care and 20.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
10.7% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 lower here than in most similar areas, with 3.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 72% 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 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR302/250-000-to-999-999/topic/community