16.9% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hargraves · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hargraves
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering and service shapes daily life in Hargraves. About 16.9% of residents give their time to volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This community focus is reflected in a high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.9% of people helping out. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While much fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, a high 27.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
12.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Hargraves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11861/hargraves/topic/community