19.8% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uki · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Uki
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Uki (L) volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out despite a general drop in participation since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and service are less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 27.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here, with only 9% doing so and 21.5% caring for children, both of which are well below national levels. However, 24.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
9.0% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
No one in Uki (L) has served in the Defence Force, placing the area among the lowest for this characteristic compared to other similar places.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Uki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122143/uki/topic/community