17.1% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calala · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Calala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Calala provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This level of family support is a key feature of the area, though the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure. This is a decrease from 2011, when the rate was 21.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, those caring for children are particularly common at 31.7%, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 22.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure that is lower than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 3.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
3.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre 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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115035/calala/topic/community