16.6% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 499 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of veteran service and unpaid housework set 499 or less apart from most similar areas. While 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the community's commitment to volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a decrease from 2011, when 20.8% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common here than in most areas, with 23.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure, at 21.9%.
12.3% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 4.7% of people being veterans.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/community