22.2% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Huntley than in most similar areas. About 22.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement is seen across volunteering, childcare, and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent in Huntley, where 33.3% of people care for children and 27.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 9.4% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the national average of 11.9%.
9.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Huntley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11965/huntley/topic/community