17.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Callala Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Callala Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Callala Bay give their time to others compared to the rest of the country. A striking 7.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is seen across volunteering and unpaid care throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 16.2% of people providing this support. While those caring for children unpaid are a little below the state average at 23.0%, well above the national figure of 20.7% do 15 or more hours of housework.
16.2% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 very high in Callala Bay, where 7.6% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10756/callala-bay/topic/community