21.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Community Participation in Remainder of State/Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in the Remainder of State/Territory than in most similar areas. Around 21.7% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit exists alongside a lower rate of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.7% of people helping out, though this is 1.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little below the national figure—about 23.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care have risen to 11.0% since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 3.3% of people in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.3%
Lower than 59% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR531/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community