22.2% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prince Henry Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Prince Henry Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Prince Henry Heights volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to helping others. This community is far more active in unpaid work and care than most other areas across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of daily life, with 17.8% of people providing care and 31.3% looking after children. These figures are much higher than in most areas, and well above the national averages.
17.8% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Prince Henry Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32365/prince-henry-heights/topic/community