11.6% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Appin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Appin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Appin since 2011, while unpaid childcare has climbed. These shifts highlight a community where family responsibilities now take up more time than local volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and down 5.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 39.8% of people providing it—a figure far above the national 26.3%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen 6.4 points since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
1.9%
Lower than 87% 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 Appin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115003/appin/topic/community