20.4% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Ku-ring-gai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Ku-ring-gai have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains highly active. Around 20.4% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This community stands out for its high levels of unpaid care and volunteering compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 20.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% national average, despite the figure falling 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 2.0% of people having served. This is much lower than in most other similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.0%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) 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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/community