33.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hawson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 33.3% of people in Hawson volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than most similar areas. Residents here are also more likely to take on unpaid care and housework than those in the wider state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three people in Hawson volunteer, which is 19 percentage points higher than the Australian average and far above most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 34.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is mirrored in childcare, where 30.6% of residents provide unpaid care for children, well above the state and national averages.
13.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Hawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40573/hawson/topic/community