5.1% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Canley Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people in Canley Vale provide unpaid care for others, which is a little below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend across the area, where rates of volunteering and unpaid work are notably lower than in most other Australian communities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas here. Only 18.9% of people care for children unpaid, and 15.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the figures for the state and nation.
9.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Canley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10791/canley-vale/topic/community