16.5% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kenthurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kenthurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Kenthurst remains steady, with a strong focus on unpaid work at home. About 16.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people giving their time, a rate a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Kenthurst, where 30.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside 13.6% of residents providing unpaid care and 26.5% caring for children unpaid.
13.6% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas.
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 Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12108/kenthurst/topic/community