2.4% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cumberland Reach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cumberland Reach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Cumberland Reach is shaped by a strong focus on family and service, with a very high number of residents caring for children. While traditional volunteering is uncommon here, the area has a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 2.4% of people volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common, with 32.5% of residents doing so unpaid, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is alongside a slightly higher than average 13.6% of people providing other types of unpaid care.
13.6% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Cumberland Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11157/cumberland-reach/topic/community