16.5% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Fewer people volunteer in 20,000 to 49,999 than they did a decade ago, though unpaid care remains a major part of life here. About 16.5% of residents now give their time to volunteering, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 5.4 points since 2011, with 16.5% of the community now volunteering. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. Unpaid care for others is also more common here than elsewhere at 13.3%, while 22% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.9%
Higher than 68% 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/SOSR412/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community