16.8% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hornsby - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hornsby - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Hornsby - West provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care sits alongside a strong local commitment to volunteering, although the number of volunteers has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is a decline from 2016, when 22.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate much higher than most areas. While childcare duties are very high, the 11.3% of people providing other types of unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.3% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021578/hornsby-west/topic/community