9.1% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Hurstville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Hurstville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much lower rate of volunteering marks South Hurstville compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 9.1% of people here volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is similar to the state average. However, the 19.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in other parts of the country, with only 1.1% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.1%
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 South Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13603/south-hurstville/topic/community