13.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 50,000 to 99,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in 50,000 to 99,999 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, volunteering has seen a sharp decline over the last decade. This area also sees a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, though the 24.9% who do this work is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. About 20.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.3% since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar places. At 3.8%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 66% 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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR311/50-000-to-99-999/topic/community