16.8% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Happy Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Happy Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Happy Valley provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is a defining feature of the local community, although rates of volunteering have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.8% of residents pitching in. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common, with 31.5% of people looking after children unpaid, well above the 26.3% national average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 23.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.9% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of residents being veterans.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041080/happy-valley/topic/community