13.0% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawkesbury · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Hawkesbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates than similar areas define the community profile of Hawkesbury. While 13.0% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 17.6% in 2011. The area's social contribution is more focused on the home, with high rates of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 and is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common here, as 25.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher than usual 26.8% of people who provide unpaid childcare.
11.6% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 in Hawkesbury have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/topic/community