17.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cumbalum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cumbalum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.0% of people in Cumbalum provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to both family and local support, with high rates of unpaid care and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the national figure, with 17.6% of residents giving their time to others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.0% of people provide care for others and 24.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above New South Wales figures.
13.0% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11155/cumbalum/topic/community