15.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in household habits separates Colo from the rest of the country, where 44.1% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework. While many residents spend significant time on home tasks, the area has lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Colo volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 44.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the national figure. In contrast, the proportions of people providing general unpaid care (8.5%) or caring for children (22.0%) are well below state and national levels.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
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.
No one in Colo has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower 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 Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10983/colo/topic/community