16.2% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people serve their community in Harrington than in most other parts of the country. Around 16.2% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This spirit of service extends to a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Harrington volunteer their time, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing a carer's role and 28.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. In contrast, the 12.1% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the New South Wales average of 25.3%.
14.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.1% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 6.1%, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Harrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11865/harrington/topic/community