18.9% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howard Springs · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Howard Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of residents in Howard Springs volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with volunteer rates rising significantly over the last decade. It is also an area where a high proportion of people have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown steadily since 2011 to reach 18.9%. This is higher than most similar areas and sits 4.8 percentage points above both the Territory and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little over a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian figure. While those providing general unpaid care have fallen slightly, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework rose 17 points since 2011 to 27.0%.
11.5% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +169.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 7.2% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721007/howard-springs/topic/community