Kellyville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kellyville

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A high number of people providing unpaid childcare defines community life in Kellyville. While 32.2% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and defence service, are less common than in many other areas.

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📍 Kellyville, Suburb / Locality

Where Kellyville sits — Volunteers

13.4% ▼ -24.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kellyville — lower than 73% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kellyville13.4%
2155, NSW 12.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the state and national figures.

13.4% ▼ -24.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.7%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.2% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 23.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 10.2% provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian figure.

10.2% ▼ -6.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.2% ▼ -11.7%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 36.9%
  • 2021: 32.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.2% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 23.2%

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 less common in Kellyville than in most other areas, with 1.3% of people having served in the Defence Force.

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 Kellyville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12096/kellyville/topic/community