25.5% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
A much higher rate of volunteering defines the Remainder of State/Territory compared to the rest of the country. While 25.5% of residents give their time to help others, this is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This strong community spirit exists alongside high levels of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people here volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. However, this figure has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care (13.6%) and 26.6% who care for children unpaid.
13.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 98% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Lower than 59% 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/SOSR431/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community