7.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harkness · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harkness
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.8% of people in Harkness provide unpaid childcare, one of the highest rates for any similar area. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are much lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.0% of residents volunteer their time. This is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%, placing the area among the lowest for volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The high rate of unpaid childcare is a standout feature, sitting 10 points above both the state and national averages. However, other unpaid work is less common, with only 11.6% providing general unpaid care and 19.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
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 lower than in most similar areas, with 1.3% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Harkness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21140/harkness/topic/community