11.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kellyville Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kellyville Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 37.4% of people in Kellyville Ridge provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care defines the community's participation, though other forms of volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is exceptionally common, other care roles are less frequent; 9.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. Around 24.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.3% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 make up 1.7% of the population, a rate that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Kellyville Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12097/kellyville-ridge/topic/community