47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kings Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kings Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Kings Plains volunteer, marking it as a highly active community. This strong spirit of giving is a standout feature of the area, where 47.6% of people volunteer, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost half of the population (47.6%) volunteers, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.6% of people providing care, far above the national figure of 11.9%. Interestingly, this happens despite 0.0% of people caring for children unpaid and much fewer people doing significant housework than in other areas.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
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 residents in this area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
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 Kings Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12160/kings-plains/topic/community