Cullerin · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cullerin

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

Community involvement has shifted in Cullerin, where a striking 26.5% of people now volunteer. This level of participation is far above the national figure, marking the area as a place where locals are heavily engaged in unpaid work for others.

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📍 Cullerin, Suburb / Locality

Where Cullerin sits — Volunteers

26.5%
  • 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 Cullerin — higher than 79% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cullerin26.5%
2581, NSW 25.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

More than one in four people volunteer in Cullerin, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate of volunteering is much higher than in most similar areas.

26.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47.1%
  • 2021: 26.5%

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 childcare is common here, with 29.4% of people providing care, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 14.7%.

11.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 11.8%

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

29.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 29.4%

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

14.7%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 14.7%

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 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Cullerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11152/cullerin/topic/community