12.1% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ulmarra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ulmarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More residents in Ulmarra (L) have stepped into helping roles since 2011, with volunteering and unpaid care both on the rise. While 12.1% of people now volunteer, this is much lower than in most similar areas. The trend toward giving time to others is growing across several different types of community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.1%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing support, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, the 19.6% of residents caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 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.
About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 52% 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 Ulmarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122144/ulmarra/topic/community