16.1% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harkaway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harkaway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Harkaway provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This strong focus on family care defines the community's participation patterns. While many residents manage heavy home responsibilities, a smaller number are involved in formal volunteering or military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. However, this is still a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 13.8% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, consistent with the high rate of unpaid childcare.
13.8% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 less common in Harkaway than in most areas, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Harkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/topic/community