18.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Katoomba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Katoomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Katoomba give their time to volunteering, which is a much higher rate than across New South Wales and Australia. This strong community spirit is a highlight of the area, where residents are more likely to help others than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national rates at 21.1%. Meanwhile, 24.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.5% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 2.9% of the population having served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates.
2.9%
Higher 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 Katoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12085/katoomba/topic/community