16.5% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kirkham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kirkham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained steady in Kirkham, where community spirit is seen in the high number of people helping others. About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people giving their time. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Kirkham, with 15.5% of people providing unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This aligns with the 28.4% who do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national average.
15.5% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
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 Kirkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12180/kirkham/topic/community