17.5% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Helensburgh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Helensburgh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34% of people in Helensburgh provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. This highlight of family support is part of a broader trend of high community contribution, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, despite a 5.0 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 27% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national 20.7%. While child care rates are among the highest for this level, the 12.2% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the state average.
12.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041147/helensburgh/topic/community