6.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hinchinbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hinchinbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Hinchinbrook spend their spare time volunteering, with only 6.1% of residents doing so. This is well below both the state and national figures, and is one of the lowest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Hinchinbrook has dropped 3.6 percentage points since 2016, leaving it well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much lower than most areas at 18.1%.
12.0% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 here, with only 0.6% of people having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011595/hinchinbrook/topic/community