14.0% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cronulla · State Electorate
Community Participation in Cronulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 28.0% of people in Cronulla provide unpaid childcare, a rate higher than most other areas. This strong focus on family care is a key part of local life, though the number of people volunteering for community groups has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.0% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 16.6% of people in the area gave their time to volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 23.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 2.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% of state electorate 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 Cronulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10023/cronulla/topic/community