Kunama · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kunama

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement in Kunama has remained steady, with 15.4% of people volunteering their time. While the area sees very few people providing unpaid care for others, a surprisingly high number of residents spend significant time on housework.

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📍 Kunama, Suburb / Locality

Where Kunama sits — Volunteers

15.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kunama — lower than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kunama15.4%
2730, NSW 16.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.4% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

15.4%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is very common here, with 38.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are much lower than in most areas.

7.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

15.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

38.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 38.5%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.

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 Kunama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12216/kunama/topic/community