14.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grafton · Urban Area
Community Participation in Grafton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define Grafton, where 14.4% of people provide this support. While many residents contribute to their community, the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. The area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people in Grafton volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.9% of people look after children unpaid, and 22.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common in Grafton than in most similar areas. Around 3.8% of residents have served, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 73% of urban area 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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1015/grafton/topic/community