18.9% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 100,000 to 249,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas mark the community profile of 100,000 to 249,999. About 18.9% of people here give their time to help others, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, with 18.9% of residents contributing their time to the community.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—a rate higher than most similar areas—those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week have fallen to 19.3%. Meanwhile, 12.4% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 50% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 68% 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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR603/100-000-to-249-999/topic/community