8.4% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Schofields (West) - Colebee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Schofields (West) - Colebee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Schofields (West) - Colebee provide unpaid childcare, one of the highest rates for any area of this type. While family responsibilities are a major part of daily life here, formal volunteering and military service are much less common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees very high levels of family work, with 39.5% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 8.3% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Force veterans make up 1.2% of the population. This is a little below the figures for New South Wales (2.3%) and Australia (2.8%), and is much lower than most similar areas.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Schofields (West) - Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021631/schofields-colebee/topic/community