15.0% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 20,000 to 49,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering or caring for children in 20,000 to 49,999 since 2011. While these activities have dipped, the area still sees a higher than usual number of people providing unpaid care for others. This mix of community support is seen in 13.3% of residents who provide unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This represents a 2.4 percentage point drop from 17.4% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, rising to 13.3% since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children has both fallen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 58% 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR612/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community