10.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caddens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caddens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Caddens compared to the rest of the country. While 38.2% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much lower than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 38.2% of people providing unpaid childcare is among the highest for areas of this size and far above the New South Wales figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.5%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
1.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Caddens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10741/caddens/topic/community