9.5% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.5% of people in Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While community volunteering has fallen since 2011, more residents are now providing unpaid care and housework compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, falling 3.3 percentage points since 2011. At 9.5%, this is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.0% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with 23.0% of residents doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a figure a little above the national average.
14.0% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 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 1.0% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the state figure of 2.3%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041377/kingsgrove-bardwell-park/topic/community