13.4% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashford · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ashford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in the number of people providing unpaid childcare is the biggest shift in Ashford (L) since 2011. While volunteering levels have stayed steady, the proportion of people doing unpaid care work has fallen across the board over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people in Ashford (L) volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures, and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 14.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen by 16 points since 2011. Other unpaid work is more common, with 22.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.6% providing general unpaid care.
13.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.6% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Around 3.0% of people in Ashford (L) have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Ashford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122007/ashford/topic/community