6.1% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colyton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colyton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteering marks Colyton, where only 6.1% of people give their time to others. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a community where formal unpaid service is far less common than in other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.1% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This rate is well below both New South Wales (13.0%) and Australia (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state figure. However, the 19.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Colyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10987/colyton/topic/community