16.7% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to family and community support, though the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% national figure. This is down from 20.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Queensland figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a high 30.9% who care for children unpaid and 12.7% who provide other unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Around 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Valley - Tallebudgera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309051243/currumbin-valley-tallebudgera/topic/community