17.6% —
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hilltops · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Hilltops
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Hilltops provide unpaid care for children, making this the most common form of community support in the area. While many residents contribute their time to others, the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a decline from 2016, when 24.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 23.6% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure a little above the national average.
13.8% —
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 56% 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 Hilltops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/topic/community