14.7% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamilton - Broadmeadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hamilton - Broadmeadow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 14.7% of people in Hamilton - Broadmeadow volunteer their time, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average. While community engagement remains steady, there are fewer people providing unpaid childcare and housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dipped 2.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.7%. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little above the state figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (17.9%) than in most other areas. This trend matches a drop in those caring for children unpaid, which fell to 22.9% since 2011 and is now well below the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 64% 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 Hamilton - Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031224/hamilton-broadmeadow/topic/community