22.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kiah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Kiah give their time to others than in the rest of the country. This is a highly active place where 22% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant unpaid work at home, with 31.7% caring for children and 30.5% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the state and national averages. However, the 11% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the Australian average and lower than in most other areas.
11.0% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▲ +87.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 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.
No one in Kiah has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and national rates.
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 Kiah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12123/kiah/topic/community