19.4% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kiama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work than most similar areas define Kiama. About 19.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While this is a high level of community activity, volunteering has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 13.3% of people providing support. While 25.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.7% national figure—those caring for children unpaid are a little below the national rate at 24.1%.
13.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. A total of 4.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031138/kiama/topic/community