36.5% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawker · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hawker
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 36.5% of people in Hawker volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area. Participation in local unpaid work has grown steadily over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.5% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare and general caregiving are both much lower than most areas, sitting well below state and national figures. However, 25.0% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
8.9% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 4.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422021/hawker/topic/community