11.4% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shell Cove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shell Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents have stepped up to volunteer in Shell Cove compared to other areas, while a striking 31.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. This creates a community profile where family-focused duties are very common, but formal community volunteering is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common in Shell Cove, with 31.2% of people providing this care—a figure well above the state and national levels. Meanwhile, 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
12.6% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13547/shell-cove/topic/community