17.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
More people provide unpaid childcare in 20,000 to 49,999 than in most similar areas. While a high number of residents look after children, other types of unpaid work and community service are less common here than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.0% of people volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 27.3% of people providing care, but other forms of unpaid work are much lower than most areas. Only 8.6% provide general unpaid care and 16.0% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well below national figures.
8.6% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure and much lower than most similar areas.
2.6%
Lower than 83% 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/SOSR712/20-000-to-49-999/topic/community