20.4% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ku-ring-gai · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Ku-ring-gai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Ku-ring-gai give their time to volunteering, which is much higher than in most other areas. This strong local commitment to community work is matched by high rates of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales. While this remains much higher than most areas, it has fallen 6.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Only 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12103/ku-ring-gai/topic/community