11.9% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsford Smith · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Kingsford Smith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people spend their spare time on unpaid work and volunteering in Kingsford Smith than in most other areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, and the number of people providing unpaid care or help at home has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than in most areas, with 11.9% of people taking part. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 3.9 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas. Only 22% of people care for children unpaid and 16.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures and have fallen since 2011.
9.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
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.
Defence service is lower than in most areas, with 1.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 75% of federal 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Kingsford Smith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED122/kingsford-smith/topic/community