15.6% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalkite · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalkite
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others is a common part of daily life in Kalkite, where 15.6% of people volunteer. While most residents help out in their own time, the area has a much lower rate of people providing general unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, with 27.8% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure higher than most areas. However, only 8.4% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national figure.
8.4% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 Kalkite have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, slightly above the state and national figures.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Kalkite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12060/kalkite/topic/community