23.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eaglehawk Neck · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Eaglehawk Neck
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Eaglehawk Neck volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution is a standout feature of the area, where volunteering has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 23.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas, many more residents provide other forms of support. This is seen in the 16.6% who provide unpaid care and the 32.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures.
16.6% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 32.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 5.9% of the population, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Eaglehawk Neck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622007/eaglehawk-neck/topic/community