16.0% ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
A high rate of former Defence Force members marks the community of 499 or less, where 6.9% of people have served. While many residents contribute through unpaid work, the area sees much lower levels of heavy housework and general caregiving than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.4% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here; only 6.2% provide unpaid care and 12% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below national levels. Meanwhile, 24.5% of people care for children unpaid, slightly below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
6.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 6.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.9%
Higher than 99% 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/SOSR922/499-or-less/topic/community