12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Headington Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Headington Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Headington Hill engage in volunteer work compared to most other areas. While 12.5% of residents volunteer, the area is notable for a very high proportion of people spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of the community volunteers, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, at 33.3%. However, the 20.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Headington Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31309/headington-hill/topic/community