19.9% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrogate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harrogate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define Harrogate, where 33.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This level of home-based work is far above the national figure, marking the area as one with high levels of community and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.9%) volunteer their time in Harrogate. This is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.3% of people caring for children and 15.4% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national average, which is consistent with the high proportion of residents doing significant housework.
15.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
A higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force (3.4%) compared to most other areas, though this is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Harrogate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40567/harrogate/topic/community