16.5% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Hunter Shire · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Upper Hunter Shire
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Upper Hunter Shire sits around the middle of similar areas for most forms of community involvement. While 16.5% of people volunteer, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. Most roles relate to unpaid care and housework, though overall volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community a-contribution has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 25.6% of people, a figure about the same as the national average. Meanwhile, 22.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, and 11.1% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.1% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire/topic/community