7.2% —
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cumberland · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cumberland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7.2% of people in Cumberland volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in other forms of unpaid work, with fewer residents providing care or housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Cumberland fell 3.9 percentage points since 2016 to reach 7.2%, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; only 9.6% of people provide unpaid care, and 22.7% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure.
9.6% —
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 0.6%, a rate that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the state and national figures.
0.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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 Cumberland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12380/cumberland/topic/community