17.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Community Participation in Remainder of State/Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of volunteering and service define the Remainder of State/Territory compared to most other areas. While 17.8% of people volunteer—well above the national figure—this has fallen by 5 points since 2011. The region also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid housework and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 17.8% of people helping out. This is 3.7 percentage points higher than the Australian average, though the figure has dropped since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment here; 26% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 93% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 more frequent in this region than in most other areas. Around 4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR331/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community