11.6% ▼ -63.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Catherine Hill Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Catherine Hill Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the recent shift in community life for Catherine Hill Bay, where the rate fell by 20 points since 2011. While formal volunteering has declined, the area sees a very high number of people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 42.5% of people doing so, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25.3%. This sits alongside 25.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 11.5% provide other unpaid care, about the same as the state and national levels.
11.5% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.5% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 2.1% of people having served, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 85% 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 Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121017/catherine-hill-bay/topic/community