12.9% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hill Top - Colo Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hill Top - Colo Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care and housework in Hill Top - Colo Vale than in most similar areas. While 31% of residents look after children without pay, volunteer rates have dropped and are now lower than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 12.9% of people volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here; 31% of people provide unpaid childcare and 25.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the New South Wales figures. Meanwhile, 12.9% of people provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Hill Top - Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021285/hill-top-colo-vale/topic/community