12.1% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kariong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 3 in 10 people in Kariong provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of family care defines much of the local community's unpaid work, though overall volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 12.1% of people helping out. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and represents a 5.0 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While 23.0% also do significant unpaid housework, only 11.7% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/community