22.4% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hatherleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hatherleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Hatherleigh volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service is reflected in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care and those who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.7% of people providing such support, which is much higher than most areas. This is seen alongside a higher than usual 27.6% of residents spending at least 15 hours a week on unpaid housework.
18.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 more common in Hatherleigh than in most other areas, with 7.0% of people having served, well above the 2.8% Australian average.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Hatherleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40571/hatherleigh/topic/community