14.1% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caringbah South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caringbah South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Caringbah South provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the local community, where many residents balance home responsibilities with other commitments. While childcare is a priority, other forms of community service and volunteering follow more typical patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14.5% of people providing unpaid care and 25.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
14.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Caringbah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10815/caringbah-south/topic/community