19.0% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cunnamulla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cunnamulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure of 14.1%, nearly one in five people in Cunnamulla volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement stands out, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen from 27.3% in 2011 to 19% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.3% providing care. This is consistent with other low figures, such as the 15.4% who do 15 or more hours of housework and the 21.6% caring for children unpaid, both of which have fallen since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 76% 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 Cunnamulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321034/cunnamulla/topic/community