19.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
A gap of 5.5 percentage points separates the Remainder of State/Territory from the national average for volunteering. This region sees a high level of community contribution, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.6%) volunteer here, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite the rate falling 2.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. While the share of people caring for children unpaid fell to 25.7%, those providing other unpaid care rose to 13.6%.
13.6% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 78% 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/SOSR631/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community