12.6% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kirrawee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kirrawee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 28% of people in Kirrawee provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While many residents are busy with family duties, others are less likely to volunteer their time compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 27.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, providing other types of unpaid care is less common at 10.5%, which is a little below the national average.
10.5% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12181/kirrawee/topic/community