13.9% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colo Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colo Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Colo Vale is marked by a strong focus on home and family. Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While formal volunteering is less common than in other areas, people here contribute significant time to looking after their own households and relatives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people volunteer their time. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.6% of people looking after children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend continues in the home, as the 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well above the New South Wales average.
13.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10985/colo-vale/topic/community