15.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 50% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 10,000 to 19,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in 10,000 to 19,999 than in most similar areas. While childcare rates are high, other forms of unpaid care and housework are much lower than typical for this level of area. Around 15.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.8% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.3%) and those providing general unpaid care (7.6%) are both much lower than most other areas.
7.6% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 86% 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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR513/10-000-to-19-999/topic/community