26.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hartley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hartley Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people contribute their time to others in Hartley Vale than in the rest of the country. About 26% of residents volunteer, which is nearly double the national figure. This strong commitment to helping others extends to unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do significant unpaid work, with 44.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a much higher than usual 18.5% of people providing unpaid care, though the 23.1% who care for children is well below the Australian average.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11869/hartley-vale/topic/community