15.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Holt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service shapes the daily life of Holt, where 5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While many people here balance work with unpaid family duties, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of people volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people in Holt volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but well below the ACT average. This is a decline from 2011, when 19.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.8% of residents looking after children, a figure slightly higher than the national average. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide some form of unpaid care, and 19.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5% of the population, which is much higher than most other areas and a little above the national figure.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 Holt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011015/holt/topic/community