13.6% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kelso
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare than most similar areas define the community profile of Kelso. While 31% of people provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community involvement like volunteering remain more typical for the region. This creates a local landscape where home-based care is a primary focus.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 31% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide other types of unpaid care and 22.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are a little above the national figures.
13.3% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12098/kelso/topic/community