12.1% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Catherine Hill Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Catherine Hill Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities have shaped the local spirit of Catherine Hill Bay since 2011. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, a huge 40.1% of people here provide unpaid child care, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 40.1% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This sits alongside 25.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national average.
12.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 2.5% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the state and national figures.
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 Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10856/catherine-hill-bay/topic/community