21.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntingdon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntingdon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Huntingdon volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong record of service to the country and a high rate of unpaid care within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 16.0% of people providing support. This sits alongside 24.0% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 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.
Defence service is much more frequent here than in most other areas. Around 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Huntingdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11963/huntingdon/topic/community