Cullenbone · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cullenbone

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

Far more people provide unpaid support in Cullenbone than in most similar areas. This is most evident in the high rate of childcare, where 45.9% of residents provide unpaid care. While volunteering is common, the most striking feature of the community is the heavy commitment to unpaid home and care work.

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📍 Cullenbone, Suburb / Locality

Where Cullenbone sits — Volunteers

13.5% —
  • 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 Cullenbone — lower than 73% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cullenbone13.5%
2850, NSW 15.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.

13.5% —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 13.5%

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 work is very common here, with 27% of people providing unpaid care—a rate far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is driven by the 45.9% who care for children unpaid and the 27% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above state and national levels.

27.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 27.0%

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

45.9% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 45.9%

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

27.0% —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Cullenbone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11150/cullenbone/topic/community