16.3% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrington · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Harrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local life in Harrington involves a high level of unpaid work and a strong connection to military service. While 16.3% of the population volunteer, a striking 28.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in Harrington volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 23.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than 14.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. While those doing heavy housework are well above the national figure at 28.6%, the 12.2% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 history is common here, with 6.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Harrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115077/harrington/topic/community