14.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrison · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harrison
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most areas, 8.4% of Harrison residents have served in the Defence Force. This creates a distinct profile for the area, where a high number of people care for children unpaid, while fewer residents engage in general volunteering or unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This is roughly the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.9% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above both the ACT and national averages. In contrast, only 8.4% provide general unpaid care and 17.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much lower than most areas.
8.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
Defence service is common in Harrison, where 8.4% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.4%
Higher than 92% 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 Harrison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80071/harrison/topic/community