24.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ardlethan · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ardlethan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Ardlethan volunteer their time, a rate far higher than the state and national figures. This strong spirit of community service is a standout feature of the area. While fewer people here care for children unpaid, many others step up to provide different types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24% of people helping out, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 17.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Conversely, those caring for children unpaid fell to 17.1% since 2011, leaving Ardlethan well below the Australian average.
17.5% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 around the middle for its level, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Ardlethan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122005/ardlethan/topic/community