15.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people perform unpaid care roles in Kensington than in other parts of the state. While 15.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure, the area stands out for having much lower rates of home and childcare duties compared to most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than across Australia, with 15.1% of people giving their time. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 17.6% of people care for children unpaid, and 14.3% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
9.1% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
About 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12107/kensington/topic/community