10.5% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with only 10.5% of residents doing so in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale. This figure is well below the national level and has dropped by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While formal volunteering is low, many residents still commit a lot of time to unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13% and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 22.7% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework, a rate higher than most areas. This sits alongside 27.4% of residents providing unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure.
12.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 2.4% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower 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 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021044/bateau-bay-killarney-vale/topic/community