22.3% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Hay. While 22.3% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of local engagement has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.3% of people pitching in, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 28.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, at 20.7%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.9% of people provide unpaid care, a rate slightly above the state average.
12.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 less common than in most similar areas. About 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021177/hay/topic/community