27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Humula · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Humula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Humula volunteer their time, far exceeding national figures. This strong spirit of helping others is seen across the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and have served in the defence force than those in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Giving back is common here, with 27.3% of residents volunteering. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 20% of residents, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national mark of 20.7%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 notable 6.5% of the community has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8% and much higher than most other areas.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Humula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11959/humula/topic/community