29.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cunningar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cunningar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local engagement has seen a notable shift in Cunningar, where volunteering is now incredibly common. Nearly 30% of the population gives their time to help others, which is far higher than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of life here, with 29.5% of people volunteering their time. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.1% of people providing support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 25.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 17.3% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 2.1% of people in Cunningar have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Cunningar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11165/cunningar/topic/community