28.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Henty · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Henty
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly in Henty since 2011, reflecting a community that is far more active in local service than the national average. Now, 28.1% of residents volunteer, which is more than double the rate seen across Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 15.6% of residents provide unpaid care, only 20.3% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
No one in Henty has served in the Defence Force. This 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).
More for Henty
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21171/henty/topic/community