8.9% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingswood - Werrington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingswood - Werrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between Kingswood - Werrington and the rest of the country in how people give their time. While nearly 29% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteering rates are much lower than the national figure. This creates a community profile where home-based care is common, but formal community service is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of people in Kingswood - Werrington volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13%. This rate is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29% of people providing it, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, the 10.1% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 1.7% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits 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 Kingswood - Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031462/kingswood-werrington/topic/community