13.7% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hastings Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hastings Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 18 point drop in volunteering since 2011 marks the current community landscape in Hastings Point. While about 13.7% of residents still volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas. The local trend shows a significant decline in both volunteering and unpaid childcare over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen from 31.9% in 2011 to 13.7% today. This current rate is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 11.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure and among the lowest for this area type. In contrast, those providing general unpaid care are higher than most areas at 14.0%.
14.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 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.
About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and is around the middle for similar areas.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121050/hastings-point/topic/community