15.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 15% of people in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau volunteer, which is slightly above the national figure. While many residents contribute their time to the community, the area has a much lower proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with 27.8% of the population involved. However, 11.3% of people providing general unpaid care is lower than in most other areas.
11.3% —
Lower than 66% 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.
27.8% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% —
Lower than 51% 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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031693/collaroy-collaroy-plateau/topic/community