13.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Huberts Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Huberts Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework than most similar areas define St Huberts Island. While volunteering is common, the community is especially notable for its high proportion of residents providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas but remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, with 16.5% of people providing care and 31.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 20.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
16.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 St Huberts Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13653/st-huberts-island/topic/community