16.8% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cherrybrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cherrybrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care distinguish Cherrybrook from the state and national averages. Around 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This community shows a strong tendency to give their time to others through both formal and informal support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Cherrybrook are well above the New South Wales figure, with 16.8% of residents giving their time. This is also a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 28.9% of people care for children—a rate well above the state. Similarly, 25.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
10.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Cherrybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10897/cherrybrook/topic/community