17.5% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holbrook · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Holbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering spirit defines Holbrook, where 17.5% of residents give their time to others. This rate is well above the national figure and has climbed steadily over the last decade. Most residents are less likely to be involved in unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people in Holbrook volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13%. This figure has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with a rate of 16.1% that has fallen sharply since 2011. Unpaid housework and general care are also less common than in most places, though the figures are about the same as the state average.
12.1% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Holbrook than in most similar areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Holbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115082/holbrook/topic/community