14.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Kangaloon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Kangaloon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of service defines East Kangaloon, where 5.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure. The community also shows high rates of unpaid care and support work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 20.0% of people providing care, a figure well above the national average. This is alongside 25.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is also well above the state and national figures.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Military service is notably high in East Kangaloon, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
5.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 East Kangaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11356/east-kangaloon/topic/community