28.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hoskinstown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hoskinstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Hoskinstown give their time to others compared to the rest of the state. About 28.5% of residents volunteer, which is more than double the national figure. This spirit of contribution extends to both community work and care for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.5% of people pitching in. This is far above 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 work is a major part of life in Hoskinstown, where 19.6% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is seen in the high number of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
19.6% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
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.
Military service is also more common here than in most other areas. About 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Hoskinstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11951/hoskinstown/topic/community