20.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntleys Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntleys Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.8% of people in Huntleys Point provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure. This high level of caregiving is a standout feature for the area, alongside a very strong culture of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for others is very high, only 12.9% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 24.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the state average.
25.8% ▲ +95.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
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, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
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 Huntleys Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11968/huntleys-point/topic/community