8.6% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holmesville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Holmesville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Holmesville provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are busy with family duties, this is reflected in a low rate of community volunteering. These figures paint a picture of a community focused heavily on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people doing so, including a much higher proportion than most areas caring for children. Meanwhile, 22.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.5% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a result that is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Holmesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11931/holmesville/topic/community