10.9% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Harston has remained modest over the last decade. While 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, volunteering rates are notably low compared to other regions. Only 10.9% of people here volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.1% provide unpaid care and 26.3% care for children, both of which are about the same as the state and national rates.
13.1% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
None of the residents in Harston have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Harston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21144/harston/topic/community