22.5% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holder · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Holder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Holder contribute their time to help others. This local area shows a strong tendency toward community involvement, with volunteering and unpaid care rates that sit well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.4% seen across the ACT and far higher than the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of daily life for many, including 29.3% who care for children and 13.9% who provide other unpaid care. Both figures are higher than most areas, while 23.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.9% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 5.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Holder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80074/holder/topic/community