10.4% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrington Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Harrington Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of parents managing childcare at home shapes daily life in Harrington Park. While 34.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—one of the highest rates for any area—very few residents spend their spare time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The high rate of unpaid childcare is mirrored by more people doing heavy housework, with 22.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on chores. In contrast, providing general unpaid care for others is less common here, at 11.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Force veterans make up 2.3% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Harrington Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011700/harrington-park/topic/community