15.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Collaroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 1.9% of people in Collaroy have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas. While some residents volunteer, the levels of unpaid care and housework are generally lower than in other parts of the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11% of people providing such support. Around 24.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
11.0% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 1.9%, which is about the same as the national figure and lower than in most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/community