25.8% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harcourt North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harcourt North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Harcourt North than in the rest of the country. This community is highly active, with 25.8% of residents giving their time to others, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, as 25.8% of people volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 12 percentage points above both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 21.0% of people caring for children is well below the national figure, 36.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is among the highest levels seen in similar areas. Overall, 14.3% provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national averages.
14.3% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.9%
Higher 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 Harcourt North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21138/harcourt-north/topic/community