12.1% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Picton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Picton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Picton volunteer than in most similar areas, though child care is a major focus for the community. Only 12.1% of residents now volunteer, a sharp drop from 21.3% in 2011. Meanwhile, 30.5% of the population provides unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.5% of people providing care, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. About 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, while 12.5% provide other unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 less common than in most similar areas, with 3.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115119/picton/topic/community