13.5% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Currumbin · State Electorate
Community Participation in Currumbin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Currumbin involves a fair amount of unpaid work and care, though a smaller share of people now give their time to volunteer. While 13.5% of residents volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 19.7% recorded in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.5% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.9% of people caring for children and 11.7% providing other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week make up 21.3% of the population.
11.7% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 3.0% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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).
More for Currumbin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/community