15.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collaroy Plateau · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Collaroy Plateau
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.2% of people in Collaroy Plateau provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where family responsibilities are a major part of daily life, though other forms of volunteering and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, at 33.2%, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This high level of child care is mirrored by a higher than typical rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.
11.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with just 1.3% doing so. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10971/collaroy-plateau/topic/community