26.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 500 or more
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of community involvement define 500 or more, where volunteering rates are among the highest of all similar areas. While 26.5% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 30.6% back in 2011. The area also sees more people providing unpaid care and housework than is typical across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.5% of residents helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life here, with 25.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national 20.7%. This sits alongside a rise in unpaid caregiving, which grew to 13.3% by 2021 and is much higher than in most other areas.
13.3% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 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.
24.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 more common in 500 or more than in most similar areas. Around 3.8% of the population have served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 65% 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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/community