31.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kanimbla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people volunteer in Kanimbla, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. Most residents contribute their time to others, though few are involved in unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.1% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—very few provide unpaid childcare, at just 18.6%. Overall, unpaid care for others is a little below the New South Wales rate at 9.3%.
9.3% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12073/kanimbla/topic/community