4.4% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cabramatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 4.4% of people volunteer in Cabramatta, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community participation extends to unpaid care and military service, with figures consistently lower than both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, at 4.4%. This is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.9% of people providing this support. This trend is seen in housework, where just 13.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, and in childcare, where 16.9% care for children unpaid.
8.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. Only 0.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.3% figure for New South Wales.
0.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality 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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/community