21.9% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Skipton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Skipton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of residents in Skipton (L) have taken on unpaid care roles since 2011. This community is defined by a very high rate of volunteering, with 21.9% of people giving their time—a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most other areas. This strong trend has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care work has increased, with 15.6% of people providing care and 23.6% doing over 15 hours of housework. While child care is much lower than the state figure at 18.2%, the number of people caring for children has still risen since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
2.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/community