16.6% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kandos · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kandos
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has stayed steady in Kandos, where 16.6% of people volunteer. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. The community also shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people in Kandos volunteer, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 25.6% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
12.6% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
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 Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12065/kandos/topic/community