11.4% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kanahooka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kanahooka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in Kanahooka provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community where family care is a major part of daily life. While many residents handle domestic duties, there is a smaller share of people giving their time to volunteer causes compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.1% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This sits alongside 13.5% of people providing general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
13.5% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Kanahooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12063/kanahooka/topic/community