24.0% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Hume Shire · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Greater Hume Shire
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people volunteer in Greater Hume Shire than the national average. This is a community with a very high level of unpaid activity, from volunteering to caring for others. While some levels of help have dipped since 2011, participation remains far above most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is much higher than most areas, although it has fallen 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 24.7% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. Unpaid care for others is also much higher than most areas at 14.1%, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) 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 Greater Hume Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13340/greater-hume-shire/topic/community