5.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heckenberg · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Heckenberg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.1% of people in Heckenberg volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where engagement in unpaid work and service is generally lower than average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Very few people in Heckenberg volunteer their time, with the 5.1% rate being among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework and childcare rates are both well below the national figures, with only 15.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, 12.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.3% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population, a figure that is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Heckenberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11894/heckenberg/topic/community