31.7% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huonbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huonbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Huonbrook, where nearly a third of the population now volunteers. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as a place where residents are highly active in supporting their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant chores at home, as 39% do over 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than usual 28% of people who care for children unpaid.
11.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.0% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 39.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national 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 Huonbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11969/huonbrook/topic/community