12.2% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Connells Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Connells Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Connells Point has shifted over the last decade, with unpaid care now a more prominent feature of local life. While volunteering remains low, the area stands out for the high number of residents managing housework and care duties. Around 26% of people here spend 15 hours or more a week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 12.2%, the local rate is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Connells Point provide unpaid support than in most areas, with 14% of residents giving care. This is a little above the state and national figures, and 25.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.2%, this is lower than most areas and a little below both the state and national figures.
1.2%
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 Connells Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11013/connells-point/topic/community