20.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Community Participation in 499 or less
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.8% of people in 499 or less volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This area shows a strong commitment to helping others, both through community work and family care. It also has a higher proportion of former defence force members than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 34.3% of people caring for children—well above the national average of 26.3%. Around 12.9% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is higher than in most similar areas.
12.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A little more than the national figure of 2.8% have served in the Defence Force, with 3.9% of the population having served, a rate higher than most similar areas.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR822/499-or-less/topic/community