19.5% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 4,999 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 2.8 percentage points since 2011 in 4,999 or less, though they remain very high. Nearly one in five people still give their time to help others, with 19.5% volunteering compared to a national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high 19.5% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26% of people provide unpaid childcare, this is about the same as the national figure. The rate of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 10.1%, though this rose slightly since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Lower than 57% 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR515/4-999-or-less/topic/community