33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Colo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Central Colo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of residents in Central Colo volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly active community where people contribute significantly through unpaid work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common, with 37.0% of people caring for children unpaid and 33.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Military service is very common here, with 16.0% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national rate of 2.8%.
16.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Central Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10873/central-colo/topic/community