18.5% —
Higher than 59% 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.
Volunteer rates have stayed relatively high in Remainder of State/Territory (OT) over the last decade. About 18.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. However, the area sees much lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people pitching in. This is well above the Australian average, though it remains well below the 21.7% seen across Other Territories.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 15.1% of people caring for children and 15.8% doing over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national averages.
9.9% —
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% —
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% —
Lower than 89% 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 rare in the area, with only 1.5% of residents having served. This is a little below both the national figure and the rate for Other Territories.
1.5%
Lower than 90% 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/UCL931001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community