36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hovells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hovells Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Hovells Creek remains a standout feature of the area. More than a third of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.4% of people helping out. 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.
While 13.6% of people provide unpaid care—which is a little above the national figure—fewer people here look after children unpaid (22.7%) or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework (18.2%) compared to most areas.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Hovells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11952/hovells-creek/topic/community