13.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hurlstone Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hurlstone Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Hurlstone Park have stayed largely steady since 2011, with 13.2% of people giving their time. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it sits close to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national figure at 22%. About 21.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the typical Australian home.
12.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.2%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Hurlstone Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11970/hurlstone-park/topic/community