13.6% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hanwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hanwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Hanwood have stayed steady since 2011, with 13.6% of people giving their time. This reflects a community where participation levels are generally similar to those found across New South Wales and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most other areas. This includes 10.9% of people providing unpaid care and 20.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are about the same as the national figures.
10.9% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
1.0%
Lower than 68% 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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11857/hanwood/topic/community