28.4% ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawkesdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hawkesdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people volunteer their time in Hawkesdale, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to help out than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.4% of people pitching in, which is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than usual, with 14.4% of people providing care and 27.6% looking after children. This trend extends to housework, where 25.3% do at least 15 hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.4% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.1% having done so, which is lower than most other areas.
1.1%
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 Hawkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21150/hawkesdale/topic/community