18.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hamilton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Hamilton than in most similar areas. This commitment to supporting others is a standout feature of the place, with nearly a quarter of residents providing unpaid care. Many others also contribute their time to volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and a little above the South Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 24.6% of residents doing so, which is far above the South Australian figure of 13.1%. This is consistent with a high number of people caring for children unpaid, at 31.9%, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below the national average.
24.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40556/hamilton/topic/community