23.6% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Candelo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Candelo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates and unpaid care work have all dropped since 2011 in Candelo (L). Despite these falls, the area remains a highly active one, with 23.6% of people volunteering their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This rate is well above the Australian average of 14.1%, though it has fallen 5.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.8% of people providing support—a figure well above the national average. While the number of people caring for children is a little below the state figure, 26.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national rate.
17.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 84% 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 Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122030/candelo/topic/community