17.2% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Higgins · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Higgins
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Higgins provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the community, alongside a strong history of military service and a volunteering rate that sits well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little below the ACT average but well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 14.9% of people providing unpaid care and 22.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is higher than most areas, with the typical person in Higgins being more likely to care for children unpaid than those in the rest of the territory.
14.9% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national figure and about the same as the ACT average.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80073/higgins/topic/community