27.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hackett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hackett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Hackett volunteer than the national average, with 27.5% of residents giving their time. This community is notably active, showing strong rates of unpaid care and a high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.5% of people helping out. This is well above the ACT figure of 18.4% and far above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 16.0% of residents provide care and 32.7% look after children. Both figures are much higher than most areas and well above the national average.
16.0% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Five percent of the population served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Hackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80069/hackett/topic/community