18.9% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Herons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Herons Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of unpaid care than the national average defines Herons Creek, where 23.7% of people provide unpaid care. This level of community support is among the highest for similar areas and is more than double the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% rate across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The community handles a significant amount of unpaid work, with 36.3% of people caring for children and 30.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national and state averages.
23.7% ▲ +135.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas. People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, which is a little above the 2.8% Australian figure.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Herons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11904/herons-creek/topic/community