20.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kianga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kianga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21% of people in Kianga volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.7% of residents helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a mixed picture; while far fewer people care for children compared to the national 26.3%, more residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework (28.6%) and provide general unpaid care (13.9%).
13.9% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 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.
The area has a higher proportion of veterans than most other places, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Kianga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12127/kianga/topic/community