46.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cummins · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cummins
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Cummins (L) volunteer, placing the area among the highest for community participation at this level. This strong local spirit is paired with high rates of unpaid care, with 32.2% of people looking after children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 46.4% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in the area, as 32.2% of people care for children, well above the 26.3% national figure. More people also spend 15 or more hours on housework than is typical for Australia, though this has fallen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.0%
Lower than 66% 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 Cummins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421009/cummins/topic/community