25.3% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cumborah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cumborah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in Cumborah volunteer, a rate far above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, from local volunteering to caring for others. The spirit of service is high here, which is also seen in the significant number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.3% of people volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia, 15.9% provide other types of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and 25.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.9% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.4% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
The share of people who have served in the Defence Force is 7.3%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Cumborah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11159/cumborah/topic/community