13.1% ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sharon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sharon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has seen 13.1% of people in Sharon (L) giving their time, down 21 percentage points since 2011. While community groups have seen a decline, more people are now providing unpaid care and doing housework at home. This shift highlights a move toward private family support over public volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it represents a steep fall from 34.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 15.9% doing so, well above the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, 26.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, but only 21.5% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average.
15.9% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher 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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321093/sharon/topic/community