49.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cummins · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cummins
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Cummins volunteer, marking a striking level of community involvement. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where locals are far more likely to provide unpaid care and help with housework than people across the state or nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost half of the population—49.2%—are volunteers in Cummins. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Locals are more likely to provide unpaid support, with 32.9% caring for children and 26.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Around 14.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure.
14.4% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
About 2.7% of people in Cummins have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 52% 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 Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40336/cummins/topic/community