12.3% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currumbin Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Currumbin Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Currumbin Waters provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. This rate is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. While many residents help out at home, formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 15.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.9% of people doing so. Other care roles are around the national average, with 11.9% providing unpaid care and 21.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.9% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 3.2% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021232/currumbin-waters/topic/community