0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hillsborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Hardly anyone in Hillsborough (Maitland - NSW) spends their spare time volunteering, with 0.0% of residents doing so. This lack of community involvement extends to unpaid care and military service, which are both much lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 0.0%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 6.7% of people providing care and 15.6% caring for children unpaid. This is well below the state and national figures, and only 17.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
6.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 lower than most areas, with 0.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11917/hillsborough/topic/community