14.4% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 5,000 to 9,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as the national figure, 14.4% of people in 5,000 to 9,999 volunteer their time. This area shows a mix of engagement, with a notably high number of former Defence Force members and a large proportion of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, dropping from 19.7% to 14.4%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains nearly identical to the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 26.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, while 21.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. In contrast, the 11.3% who provide other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.3% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 60% 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR314/5-000-to-9-999/topic/community