25.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 far higher proportion of people volunteer in Hughes than in the rest of the country. This community is notably active, with 25% of residents giving their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, a rate that is well above the 18.4% seen across the ACT and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.9% of residents helping others. This includes 28.4% of people caring for children, which is about the same as the territory average.
14.9% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
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. Around 6.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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/SAL80076/hughes/topic/community