13.8% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Calwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Calwell provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care stands out in a community where volunteering has fallen and other forms of unpaid support are more common than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the ACT average. This is a drop of 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common here, with 31.1% of people doing so unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. While unpaid housework is about the same as the national figure, the 13.3% of people providing other unpaid care is a little above the national level and has risen since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 5.6%, this is among the highest for similar areas and is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071073/calwell/topic/community