17.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kendall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kendall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Kendall provide unpaid childcare, contributing to a strong local culture of care. This is a community where 17.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national rate.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of people giving their time, which is well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child care rates are about the same as the national figure, 27.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the figures for the state and country. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state average at 12.6%.
12.6% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 lower than in most areas, with 1.8% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Kendall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12104/kendall/topic/community