16.2% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cornwallis · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cornwallis
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Cornwallis spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of home activity stands out in a place where 16.2% of residents also spend their time volunteering for the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.2% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.0% of residents do significant unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—far fewer people provide unpaid care for children compared to most other areas.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
No one in Cornwallis has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cornwallis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11078/cornwallis/topic/community