12.7% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawkesbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hawkesbury Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Hawkesbury Heights provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of community activity in the area. While few residents volunteer, there is a notably strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 29.6% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is reflected in housework too, as 23.8% do at least 15 hours of unpaid chores weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. About 4.4% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Hawkesbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11879/hawkesbury-heights/topic/community