21.2% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hanging Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hanging Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Hanging Rock is shaped by a strong culture of helping others, with 21.2% of people volunteering. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents are also more likely than most to provide unpaid care for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state (14.1% versus 25.3%), others step up in different ways. A far above average 34.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and unpaid care for others is well above the national figure at 15.3%.
15.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Hanging Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11854/hanging-rock/topic/community