13.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
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.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare in the Remainder of State/Territory, making it the most prominent form of community contribution here. While child care is common, other forms of volunteering and unpaid assistance are generally lower than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than in most areas, with 13.1% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 2.2 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.1% of people involved. Conversely, those providing general unpaid care are much fewer than in other areas at 9.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 11.9%.
9.2% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Force service is among the highest for this level of area, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.1%
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR731/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community