13.0% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Homeleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Homeleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Homeleigh volunteer compared to similar areas, though the community has a very strong history of military service. Only 13% of residents volunteer their time, while nearly 6% have served in the Defence Force. These figures highlight a community where formal service is more common than local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 13% of people in Homeleigh volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This rate is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, with 20% of people providing it compared to 26.3% nationally. This is reflected in the housework figures, as 20% do 15 or more hours a week, while 12% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
A striking 5.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Homeleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11938/homeleigh/topic/community