8.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heddon Greta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Heddon Greta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Heddon Greta than in most similar areas. While 37.1% of residents care for children without pay, very few of the local population engage in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for this type of area and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 37.1% of people providing this care, far above the 26.3% national average. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide other forms of unpaid care, and 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Heddon Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11895/heddon-greta/topic/community