6.9% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hadfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hadfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 13.9% of people provide unpaid care in Hadfield, though this is still a little above the national figure. While many residents help others, very few take part in formal volunteering. This suggests a community where support is focused more on family and home than on organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.9% of people in Hadfield volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing it, which is a little above the national figure. Around 23.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, though the 18.2% who do heavy housework is much lower than most areas.
13.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Hadfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21124/hadfield/topic/community