20.2% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 499 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care mark 499 or less as a highly active community. Around 20.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.2% of people pitching in, though this is 2.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, including 13.0% who look after others and 26.9% who care for children. Housework is also a bigger commitment here, with 22.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week.
13.0% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas.
3.2%
Lower than 66% 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR522/499-or-less/topic/community