13.2% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kootingal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kootingal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Kootingal provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This level of family support is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also more likely to provide other forms of unpaid care than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 14.7% providing general unpaid care, both of which are well above the New South Wales figures.
14.7% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served, slightly above the state average.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Kootingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12203/kootingal/topic/community