9.3% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holsworthy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Holsworthy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 13.7% of people in Holsworthy have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national figure. This military presence shapes a community where unpaid childcare is common, though formal volunteering is much lower than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major part of home life here, with 29.1% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is well above the state figure. However, the 8.8% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
8.8% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common in Holsworthy, with 13.7% of the population having served—far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
13.7%
Higher 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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11933/holsworthy/topic/community