15.0% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Clare - Koolewong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Clare - Koolewong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the people in Point Clare - Koolewong spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. While many residents contribute significant time to the home, other forms of community involvement vary. These patterns show a place where domestic responsibilities are a major part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of residents volunteer their time, which is slightly above the New South Wales rate of 13%. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 25.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011037/point-clare-koolewong/topic/community