17.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canyonleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Canyonleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Canyonleigh do a lot of unpaid housework than in most other areas. About 32% of residents spend 15 hours or more each week on these chores, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is also seen in the local volunteer rate, which is well above the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11.4% of people provide unpaid care and 24.9% care for children—both figures similar to the state and national averages—the area stands out for housework. 32.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%.
11.4% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
A higher number of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Canyonleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10798/canyonleigh/topic/community