12.1% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kariong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kariong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Kariong than in other similar areas. While 31.1% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community involvement are less common here. This creates a distinct gap between the high rate of family care and the lower rates of formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people in Kariong volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 31.1% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, as 23% do at least 15 hours of housework and 11.7% provide general unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state average.
11.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12082/kariong/topic/community