28.5% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kangaroo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kangaroo Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of residents volunteer their time in Kangaroo Valley, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteers make up 28.5% of the population, a figure that is far above both New South Wales and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national figure at 23.1%, 30.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national average.
11.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force represent 3.5% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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).
More for Kangaroo Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Kangaroo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12069/kangaroo-valley/topic/community