20.7% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawthorn - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hawthorn - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has grown steadily in Hawthorn - North, where 20.7% of people now volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and shows a community that is much more active in unpaid work than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteers, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, far fewer residents do unpaid housework or child care compared to most areas.
13.1% —
Higher than 65% 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.
22.1% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 82% 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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average 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 Hawthorn - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011519/hawthorn-north/topic/community