34.9% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kent · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kent
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in Kent volunteer, a figure far above the national average. While this level of community spirit is among the highest for similar areas, it has fallen 12 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% figure for the whole country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.3% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure. However, the 8.1% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
8.1% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
1.6%
Lower than 87% 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 Kent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54480/kent/topic/community