11.7% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Old Erowal Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Old Erowal Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Old Erowal Bay than in most similar areas. While 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, the proportion of people volunteering has dropped sharply to 11.7% over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 21.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 15.9%, falling nearly 8 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 13.5% provide unpaid care, both of which are a little above the state average.
13.5% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.3%, this is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
6.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Old Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115117/old-erowal-bay/topic/community