22.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntleys Cove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntleys Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Huntleys Cove has remained a strong feature of the area, with high rates of volunteering and care. More than 22% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well above both the state and national figures. This reflects a highly engaged local population compared to similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.0% of residents providing it—well above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 25.3% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average.
15.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Huntleys Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11967/huntleys-cove/topic/community