8.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colebee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colebee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in family care defines Colebee, where 37.1% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents are busy with family duties, fewer are involved in formal volunteering compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of people in Colebee volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 37.1% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the New South Wales rate of 25.3%. This stands in contrast to general unpaid care, which is provided by 8.2% of residents—much lower than most areas.
8.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 0.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10965/colebee/topic/community