8.3% ▼ -70.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buxton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Buxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering marks the biggest shift in Buxton since 2011. While 30.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure—the number of residents giving their time to volunteer organisations has plummeted from 28% to just 8.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of people in Buxton volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and represents a 20 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.4% of people providing this care, far higher than the 26.3% national average. However, people providing general unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas, at 11.1%.
11.1% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the rest of Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 76% 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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115034/buxton/topic/community