10.4% ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hill Top · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hill Top
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Hill Top focus their time on family and home, with 34.2% providing unpaid child care. This reflects a local culture geared toward domestic support, while formal volunteering has seen a sharp decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a significant drop for the community, with the figure falling 16 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus here, as 34.2% of people provide unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average. This is contrasted by unpaid care for others, which is much lower than most areas at 11.0%.
11.0% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.9%
Lower than 69% 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 Hill Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115080/hill-top/topic/community