17.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
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.
More people give their time to others in 20,000 to 49,999 than in most similar areas. A striking 17.1% of the community volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While unpaid care work has dipped since 2011, local residents remain active in supporting their neighbours and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people helping out, though this is 0.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, 21.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 10.7% provide general unpaid care, a figure that is a little below the national average.
10.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 3.0% of people having served, which is much lower than in most similar places.
3.0%
Lower than 73% 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/SOSR512/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community