10.1% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hornsby - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid community work in Hornsby - East compared to most similar areas. Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure and marks a significant drop since 2016. This trend of lower participation extends to unpaid care and defence service as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply here, dropping 5.8 percentage points since 2016 to 10.1%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the state and national figures at 25.4%. However, other forms of unpaid work are less common, with providing general unpaid care at 8.3%, which is among the lowest for areas like this.
8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.0% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/community