12.7% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cudgera Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cudgera Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low volunteer rates mark the community spirit in Cudgera Creek, where only 12.7% of people volunteer. While these figures are much lower than most similar areas, the town sees a higher-than-usual level of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and a little below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care, a figure higher than most areas. Around 26.5% of residents care for children unpaid and 23.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are a little above the state and national figures.
14.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Only 1.1% of people in Cudgera Creek have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Cudgera Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11145/cudgera-creek/topic/community