9.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Beresfield - Hexham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering in Beresfield - Hexham since 2011, with only 9.2% now doing so. While unpaid care for others is more common here than in most similar areas, the number of people doing heavy housework has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, at 9.2%. This is well below the 13% figure for New South Wales and has fallen by 2.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.2% of people providing care, which is much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 26.7% of residents care for children unpaid, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
14.2% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/community