15.8% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawkesbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Hawkesbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Hawkesbury since 2011, but those doing unpaid housework have increased. This shift is seen in the 15.8% of residents who volunteer and the nearly 30% who spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%. Meanwhile, 27.7% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11503/hawkesbury/topic/community