19.8% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Nearly 20% of people in 500 or more volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution defines the area's social character, even as the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer here, which is much higher than most similar areas and 5.6 percentage points above the Australian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.9% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with 10.6% of people providing care and 24.3% caring for children. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (22.6%) are a little above the national figure.
10.6% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.5%
Lower than 52% 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/SOSR521/500-or-more/topic/community