10.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kings Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark contrast exists between local caregivers and volunteers in Kings Park. While 31.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—only 10.9% of the community spends time volunteering, which is well below the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 10.9%, the rate is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, with 31.9% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25.3%. Similarly, the 24.5% of people doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework is well above the national figure.
11.5% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence Force service is lower here than in most areas. About 1.6% of residents have served, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate but a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12158/kings-park/topic/community