13.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hughes · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Hughes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Hughes spend their time caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. This level of family responsibility shapes daily life in the area, alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members. While many residents manage heavy household workloads, those who volunteer do so at a rate similar to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people in Hughes volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the national figure. This is consistent with the 29.9% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas.
12.1% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.0%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate 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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED119/hughes/topic/community