19.6% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hartley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hartley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Hartley volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and care, with a significant number of residents supporting their families and local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.6% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 32.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 30.5% of residents providing unpaid childcare, which is also well above the Australian average.
13.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
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.
About 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Hartley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11868/hartley/topic/community