19.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kew East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Kew East volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows high levels of unpaid work and care, though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.1% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.3% of people providing care—a figure that rose since 2011 and is well above the national average. A little more than a quarter of residents also provide unpaid childcare, and 22.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
17.3% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/community