19.3% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huskisson - Vincentia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Huskisson - Vincentia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Huskisson - Vincentia volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service is matched by a very high proportion of former Defence Force members living in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 19.3% of people helping out, though this is 4.4 percentage points lower than in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.1% of people providing support and 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. However, the 23.7% who care for children unpaid is a little below the New South Wales figure.
13.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 striking 9.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well above both the state and national figures and among the highest for similar areas.
9.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Huskisson - Vincentia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011276/huskisson-vincentia/topic/community