20.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Kingswood volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong trend of residents providing unpaid care and support to others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.6% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 15.2% providing care and 30.4% looking after children. This is much higher than most areas, and 28.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
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: 28.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12172/kingswood/topic/community