19.3% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiama Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kiama Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Kiama Downs volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to helping others. This high level of participation is reflected in a community where residents are far more likely to provide unpaid care and support than people across the state or country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 19.3%, the proportion of volunteers is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for others is common here, with 31.3% of people looking after children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside 25.6% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
13.2% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Kiama Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12125/kiama-downs/topic/community