18.0% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colinton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colinton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 18% of people in Colinton volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in a strong history of military service for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Colinton are around the middle for similar areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the national figure of 26.3%, a higher than usual 26.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.9% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Colinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10968/colinton/topic/community