Culburra Beach - Orient Point · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Culburra Beach - Orient Point

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

A high number of former service members and active volunteers shape daily life in Culburra Beach - Orient Point. While about 15.9% of the community volunteer, a striking 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas.

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📍 Culburra Beach - Orient Point, Urban Centre

Where Culburra Beach - Orient Point sits — Volunteers

15.9% ▼ -4.4%
  • 0.0%–1.3%: 6 areas
  • 1.3%–2.5%: 9 areas
  • 2.5%–3.8%: 17 areas
  • 3.8%–5.0%: 20 areas
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 21 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 27 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 28 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 41 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 77 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 117 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 140 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 151 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 173 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 139 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 149 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 153 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 121 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 94 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 73 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 55 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 51 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 29 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 36 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 30 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 17 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 15 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 11 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 30 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Culburra Beach - Orient Point — lower than 58% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Culburra Beach - Orient Point15.9%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 14.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering rates are around the middle for similar areas. At 15.9%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has barely changed since 2011.

15.9% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 15.9%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care—a little above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 20.5%, which is now well below the Australian average.

14.4% ▲ +19.8%

Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

20.5% ▼ -35.8%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 20.5%

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

23.4% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 23.4%

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.

Defence service is very prominent in this community. The 5.5% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales rate 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 Culburra Beach - Orient Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115048/culburra-beach-orient-point/topic/community