12.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care defines Kingsdale compared to most other areas. While only 12.2% of people volunteer, over 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.2% of people helping out. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Kingsdale, as 16.5% of people provide unpaid care and 28% do 15 or more hours of housework. This includes 30.5% of residents caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Kingsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12163/kingsdale/topic/community