19.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armidale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Armidale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Armidale volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of giving is a standout feature for the area, where 19.0% of residents give their time to others. This level of community involvement has remained steady for over a decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Armidale are higher than most areas. At 19.0%, the figure is well above both New South Wales (13.0%) and the Australian average (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people in Armidale perform unpaid work compared to most areas. Those caring for children unpaid fell to 21.8%, while the proportion doing 15 or more hours of housework dropped to 18.7% since 2011. Meanwhile, the 12.2% of people providing unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 service is much less common here than in most similar areas. About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre 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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112001/armidale/topic/community