18.6% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamley Bridge · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hamley Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of community involvement marks Hamley Bridge, where 18.6% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the local volunteering rate has fallen since 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 18.6% of residents helping out. This is a little above the South Australian figure, but the rate has dropped 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 15.1% of people provide such support, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a high rate of housework, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.1% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.3%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Hamley Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421015/hamley-bridge/topic/community