35.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hallett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hallett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Hallett volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area, where residents are significantly more likely to give their time to others than those in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national rate at 23.8%, though a higher than usual 13.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care. Around 20.8% of the population do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most areas.
13.8% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Hallett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40553/hallett/topic/community