21.8% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hallidays Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hallidays Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Hallidays Point compared to similar areas. A striking 21.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends to home and care duties, where local participation is often higher than across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is very strong, with 21.8% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 33.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a higher-than-usual 15.1% of residents providing unpaid care. Around 24.5% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average.
15.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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 Hallidays Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11839/hallidays-point/topic/community