12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Howell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Howell have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. While unpaid care is very common here, few people spend their time volunteering or caring for children. This creates a unique profile where a large portion of the population has a history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 29.0% of people providing it, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, very few people here do unpaid housework or care for children compared to the rest of the state.
29.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 19.2%, which is among the highest levels recorded and far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
19.2%
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 Howell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11954/howell/topic/community