14.4% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 4,999 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of veterans live in 4,999 or less, with 4.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force. While many residents contribute to their community through unpaid work, the number of people volunteering has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 24.5% and has fallen since 2011. However, a higher share of people than most areas spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, while 11.9% provide general unpaid care.
11.9% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 85% 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR315/4-999-or-less/topic/community