9.9% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hurstville · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Hurstville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in Hurstville than they were ten years ago. Only 9.9% of the population now volunteers, which is well below the national figure. This decline in community participation is a key trend across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.9% of people in Hurstville volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and fell 3.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children fell to 22.9%, which is well below the Australian average. Meanwhile, about 20.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate that is about the same as the national figure.
11.1% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the national figure.
1.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11903/hurstville/topic/community