24.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hallidays Point - Black Head · Urban Centre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 25% of people in Hallidays Point - Black Head volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is much more active in unpaid work and service than most other areas. These high rates of participation define the local spirit.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
24.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing care and 26.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 16.8%.
15.0% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 7% of people having served. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
7.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Hallidays Point - Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115075/hallidays-point-black-head/topic/community