11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hughes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in how people spend their time defines Hughes, where unpaid care has become a much more prominent part of local life. While volunteering is low, a very high number of residents now dedicate themselves to housework and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people in Hughes volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 35.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, as 18.5% of residents provide care for others, well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
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 5.1% of people having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70131/hughes/topic/community