41.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cuttagee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cuttagee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty-one percent of people in Cuttagee volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. Residents here are also much more likely to provide unpaid care or have served in the Defence Force compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Cuttagee are far above the national figure of 14.1%, with 41.4% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates of volunteering seen at this level.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20.7% of people providing support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 37.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, the proportion caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
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 in Cuttagee than in most areas, with 7.5% of people having served. This is well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
7.5%
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 Cuttagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11184/cuttagee/topic/community