15.7% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calare · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Calare
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Calare have volunteered or looked after their homes since 2011. While 15.7% of residents still volunteer—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is down 5.1 percentage points from a decade ago. This shift reflects a general decline in unpaid work across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Calare volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most areas, with 22.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This sits alongside 26.7% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
12.3% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population in Calare have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rate for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate 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 Calare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED107/calare/topic/community