9.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiacatoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kiacatoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost half of all residents in Kiacatoo provide unpaid childcare, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of family care stands out in a place where other forms of community involvement and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people volunteer, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 45.2% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, 28.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though only 9.5% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little below the national rate.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kiacatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12122/kiacatoo/topic/community