12.3% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hunter · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Hunter
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and service stand out in Hunter compared to most similar areas. While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care—a figure a little above the national average—volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply in Hunter, dropping 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to 12.3%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.3% of people caring for children and 23.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are higher than most areas. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 13.2% of residents providing unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED121/hunter/topic/community