25.5% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cullen Bullen · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cullen Bullen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines Cullen Bullen (L), where 25.5% of people give their time to others. This strong level of community spirit stands in contrast to lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of residents helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate has risen by 4.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.8% of people providing such care. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid fell to 17.6%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Cullen Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122044/cullen-bullen/topic/community