18.5% ▲ +627.8%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Community Participation in Remainder of State/Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive rise in volunteering defines the Remainder of State/Territory, where the share of people giving their time grew by 16 percentage points since 2011. Now, 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This trend is mirrored by a similar increase in people providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has increased since 2011, though figures remain much lower than most areas. Only 15.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.9% ▲ +329.0%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% ▲ +185.6%
Lower than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▲ +427.9%
Lower than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 less common here than in other areas, with 1.5% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 95% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR931/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community