33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Curban · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Curban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of residents in Curban now volunteer, marking a significant commitment to the local area. This community is far more active in unpaid work and volunteering than most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of people giving their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 40% of people care for children unpaid, and 30.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the New South Wales average. However, providing other types of unpaid care is less common at 8.6%, which is well below the Australian figure.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
Defence service is more frequent in Curban than in most areas, with 5.1% of people having served, a little above the state average of 2.3%.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Curban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11167/curban/topic/community