19.7% —
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Remainder of State/Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 14.8% of people in the Remainder of State/Territory (ACT) have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. This sparsely populated area is marked by high levels of service and community spirit, with nearly one in five residents volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and a little above the territory average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10% of people providing care and 22.2% caring for children. Around 18.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is a little below the national figure.
10.0% —
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
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.
Defence service is exceptionally high in this area. At 14.8%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia and well above the territory average.
14.8%
Higher 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL831001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community