33.0% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hernani · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hernani
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of volunteering and home-based work has shaped Hernani over the last decade. About 33% of residents give their time to volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid domestic work and child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Domestic work is a major part of life in Hernani, where 36.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid childcare at 31.8%, though only 8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the state average.
8.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 Hernani has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Hernani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11903/hernani/topic/community