17.7% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caniaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caniaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care and help out in the community in Caniaba than across the rest of the state. Around 15.3% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where people are significantly more likely to support others and volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Caniaba, where 15.3% of people provide this support, much higher than most areas. This includes 33.5% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
15.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Caniaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10789/caniaba/topic/community