23.6% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Khancoban · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Khancoban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Khancoban than in most similar areas. About 23.6% of the community gives their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local activity is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 18.8%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. General unpaid care is also much lower than most places, while 21.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the state average.
8.9% ▼ -56.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Khancoban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12119/khancoban/topic/community