16.5% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Helensburgh · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Helensburgh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Helensburgh provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above both the state and national averages. While many residents dedicate time to their families, others contribute to the broader community through volunteering. This mix of unpaid work highlights the strong family and civic focus in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this level of community work has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 35.7% of people involved—far above the 26.3% national average. This is consistent with more people doing 15 or more hours of housework than usual, while unpaid care for others is about the same as the national figure.
11.5% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.7% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in this area, with 2.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre 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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114014/helensburgh/topic/community