14.4% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hyde Park - Pimlico · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hyde Park - Pimlico
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service defines the community of Hyde Park - Pimlico, where 5.8% of people have served in the Defence Force. While many residents are active in the military, fewer people here spend their spare time on unpaid care and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This is a decrease from 2011, when 17.9% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (23.3%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (18.0%) than the national average. While these figures have fallen since 2011, the number of people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 11.3%.
11.3% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Military service is very common here, with 5.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Hyde Park - Pimlico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021479/hyde-park-pimlico/topic/community