27.7% —
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 huge 27.7% of people in 500 or more volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as one of the most striking features of daily life in the area, despite a small dip in volunteers since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates here are among the highest for similar areas, with 27.7% of people pitching in. This is far above the Australian average of 14.1%, though the figure fell by 5.6 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—which is well above the national figure—only 23.3% provide unpaid childcare. General unpaid care for others is at 12.6%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.6% —
Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% —
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 3.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Lower than 56% 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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR921/500-or-more/topic/community