14.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kahibah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kahibah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare define the community spirit in Kahibah, where 34.0% of people provide unpaid care for children. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While childcare is common, other forms of community involvement and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales average of 13.0% and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 34.0% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the 26.3% Australian average. Other unpaid work is more common than the national figure, including 13.3% providing general unpaid care and 22.5% doing over 15 hours of housework.
13.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher share of people in Kahibah have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.3%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Kahibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12056/kahibah/topic/community