19.4% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Kingston volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most other areas. While local involvement is high, the area sees far fewer people performing unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, although it has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 16% of people caring for children and 8.3% providing unpaid care. These figures are far below both the territory and national averages.
8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
A very high 11.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 6% seen across the ACT and the 2.8% national average.
11.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061131/kingston/topic/community