17.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terry Hie Hie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Terry Hie Hie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Terry Hie Hie, where 17.6% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community that steps up to help out far more than the typical Australian.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of residents pitching in, which is well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people are tied to unpaid care roles; only 16.2% care for children, which is far below the Australian average. Other unpaid work is less common too, with 10.3% providing general care, a little below the state figure.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Terry Hie Hie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13821/terry-hie-hie/topic/community