22.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currawang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Currawang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 22.1% of people in Currawang volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with residents also more likely than most to provide unpaid care or have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid work at home, with 29.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Another 28.2% provide unpaid childcare, a little above the state and national averages.
12.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.2%, this is well above the 2.3% for New South Wales and 2.8% for Australia.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Currawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11178/currawang/topic/community