7.9% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 92% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 500 or more
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap in community involvement defines 500 or more, where unpaid childcare is far more common than the national figure. While nearly 46% of people provide unpaid child care, very few residents engage in formal volunteering. This suggests a community focused heavily on family responsibilities over external community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure. This level of participation has fallen sharply, dropping 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 45.9% of people doing so—far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, about 20.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national rate.
11.7% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 2.0% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 90% 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).
More for 500 or more
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR721/500-or-more/topic/community