19.4% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. While local volunteering has dropped since 2016, the area still sees much more community engagement than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure has fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework are both lower than most areas, with 24.3% and 19.5% of people involved. In contrast, the 13.2% of residents providing other unpaid care is higher than most areas and has risen since 2016.
13.2% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 83% of state electorate 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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/topic/community