17.6% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calala · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Calala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Calala provide unpaid childcare than the national average, with 30.1% of residents in this role. This high level of family support is matched by a strong spirit of service throughout the area. Many locals dedicate their spare time to helping others through volunteering and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside high rates of childcare, 13.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. About 21.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate similar to the rest of New South Wales.
13.0% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10747/calala/topic/community