10.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
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.
Much more unpaid care work happens in the homes of Huntley than in most other areas. While only 10.2% of people volunteer, a very large proportion of the population spends their time supporting others in a home setting.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 10.2%, the figure is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 22.4% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with the high number of people caring for children (30.6%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (26.5%).
22.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower 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 Huntley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11966/huntley/topic/community