18.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
250,000 to 999,999 · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 250,000 to 999,999
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for volunteering and military service, 250,000 to 999,999 shows a strong trend of community and country contribution. About 18.4% of people here volunteer, and 6% have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is 2.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much higher than in most similar areas, with 28.3% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell slightly since 2011 to 19.3%.
12.0% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 very prominent in 250,000 to 999,999, where 6% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for its level and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 94% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR802/250-000-to-999-999/topic/community