Corrimal · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Corrimal

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

About 25.1% of people in Corrimal provide unpaid care for children, which is around the middle for similar areas. While many residents contribute to their families and homes, volunteering rates are lower than in most other places.

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📍 Corrimal, Suburb / Locality

Where Corrimal sits — Volunteers

13.0% ▼ -20.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Corrimal — lower than 75% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Corrimal13.0%
2518, NSW 13.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 13.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.

13.0% ▼ -20.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care—which is higher than most areas. This is alongside 22.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure a little above the national average of 20.7%.

13.9% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.1% ▼ -13.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 25.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.6% ▼ -6.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 22.6%

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.

About 2.5% of people in Corrimal have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Corrimal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11082/corrimal/topic/community