12.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kogarah Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kogarah Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Kogarah Bay provide unpaid child care, making it the most common form of community work here. While many residents support others through these roles, overall volunteering rates are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 14.1% of people provide care, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. About 23.9% look after children unpaid, while 21.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Defence service is less common in Kogarah Bay than in most areas, with 1.3% of people having served, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Kogarah Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12191/kogarah-bay/topic/community