13.0% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah. While community involvement has shifted, 13% of residents still volunteer, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Other forms of unpaid work, such as childcare and housework, remain common across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is slightly below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant task here, with 22.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week, a figure slightly above the national average. Other care roles are more typical, with 26.9% caring for children unpaid and 12% providing general unpaid care.
12.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 service is less common here than in most areas. About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.5%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12801/cronulla-miranda-caringbah/topic/community