45.7% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Knights Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Knights Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Knights Hill contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. Nearly 46% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is seen across volunteering, unpaid care, and former military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45.7% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 37.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside a much higher than usual 34.3% of people caring for children unpaid.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 37.1%
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.
Former military service is well above the national average of 2.8%, with 11.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
11.1%
Higher than 98% 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 Knights Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12186/knights-hill/topic/community