33.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Curramulka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Curramulka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.8% of people in Curramulka volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Curramulka are far above the rest of the country, with 33.8% of people pitching in, compared to just 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents perform unpaid work, as 18.3% provide unpaid care and 33.8% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures. Around 25.4% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the Australian average.
18.3% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Curramulka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40341/curramulka/topic/community