13.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currumbin - Tugun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Currumbin - Tugun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.5% of people in Currumbin - Tugun provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most other similar areas. While some community activities have dipped over the last decade, other forms of unpaid work have grown. This reflects a mix of steady local involvement and evolving family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.9% since 2011, a drop of 2.7 percentage points. This figure is now about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people are now caring for children unpaid, rising to 26.5% since 2011. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.9%) are a little below the national figure.
10.5% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Defence Force service is typical for the region, with 3.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Currumbin - Tugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021231/currumbin-tugun/topic/community