14.9% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Curlwaa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Curlwaa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of unpaid care and household work shape daily life for many in Curlwaa. Nearly 29% of people look after children without pay, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where a large number of residents dedicate significant time to supporting their families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Curlwaa volunteer, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 27.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 15.9% provide unpaid care. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and Australian averages.
15.9% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Curlwaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11171/curlwaa/topic/community