19.2% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 one in five people in 4,999 or less volunteer, making this a highly active area compared to the rest of the country. While 19.2% of residents give their time to others, the community is far less likely to be involved in unpaid care or housework than typical Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, sitting well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has fallen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 6.6% of people providing care and 16.7% doing significant housework. The number of people caring for children unpaid is also a little below the Australian figure at 24.3%.
6.6% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 much less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.2% of the population having served, which is about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 88% 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/SOSR915/4-999-or-less/topic/community