19.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 83% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Nearly 20% of people in 499 or less volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community is more likely than most to contribute their time through volunteering, unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.6% of residents helping out, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents perform unpaid work, with 27.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, among the highest for this area type. This is consistent with a higher than usual 13.4% of people providing unpaid care, though those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 22.1%.
13.4% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most similar areas, with 5.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 89% 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/SOSR622/499-or-less/topic/community