11.3% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds than in the rest of the state. While 39% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less frequent in this area than in most other places, with 11.3% of people helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the highest rates of unpaid childcare at 39%, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This high level of family care is consistent with 24.9% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, only 9.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a little below the national figure.
9.5% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 1.7% of people having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021628/kellyville-ridge-the-ponds/topic/community