11.1% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Huntly than in other similar areas. This is most visible in the 35% of residents who look after children without pay, a figure well above the national average. While caregiving is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.1% of people taking part. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, with 15.1% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This is driven by the 35% of residents who care for children unpaid, while another 24.6% do 15 or more hours of housework per week.
15.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 Force service is more common here than in most areas. At 3.3%, it is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Huntly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21219/huntly/topic/community