7.0% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Hoxton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Hoxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 28% of people in West Hoxton provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. While many residents are busy with family duties, only 7% of the population volunteer their time, placing the area among the lowest for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national average of 26.3% provide unpaid childcare here, at 27.8%. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (20.5%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.0%) are both lower than in most areas.
11.0% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.7% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.7%
Lower than 70% 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 West Hoxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14263/west-hoxton/topic/community