14.6% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 20,000 to 49,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in 20,000 to 49,999 is shaped by a strong commitment to care and service. About 13% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most similar areas. This focus on helping others is also seen in the high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.6% of people volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 17.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do significant unpaid housework and provide general care than in most other areas, though the 23.6% who care for children unpaid is lower than the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 4.7% of the population having served.
4.7%
Higher than 87% 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community