13.9% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Kurrajong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Kurrajong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid support at home in East Kurrajong than in the rest of the state. While volunteering is common, the area stands out for the high number of residents performing significant unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are a major part of life here, with 32.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 30.7% caring for children unpaid—both figures are far above the New South Wales and national averages. In contrast, the 9.6% of people providing other types of unpaid care is a little below the state and national figures.
9.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11359/east-kurrajong/topic/community