25.2% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castlecrag · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Castlecrag
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of people volunteer in Castlecrag, where 25.2% of residents give their time to others. This strong spirit of community involvement is paired with high rates of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 25.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher than average rates of people providing unpaid care (13.7%) and looking after children (29.2%).
13.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8% and lower than most similar areas.
1.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Castlecrag [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10848/castlecrag/topic/community