32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingstown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others has grown in Kingstown, where residents are far more likely to contribute their time than in most other areas. The local spirit is most visible in the high rates of volunteering and unpaid care, which both sit well above national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Kingstown. About 41.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 26.1% provide unpaid care, both of which are far above the national figures.
26.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 41.3%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most places. About 6.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Kingstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12168/kingstown/topic/community