9.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 4,999 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in 4,999 or less provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This area stands out for its high rate of parenting and childcare, though other forms of community work and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, with only 9.4% of people now helping out. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 47.1% of people involved, though this is 5.1 percentage points lower than in 2011. Conversely, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 16.4%.
12.6% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
47.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
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.
Only 1.8% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 92% 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR715/4-999-or-less/topic/community