17.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kunghur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kunghur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Kunghur do a large amount of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. This community is defined by high levels of unpaid work and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is very high, as 32.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the Australian figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 33.0% provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. However, only 11.3% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
Kunghur has one of the highest proportions of veterans for its size, with 7.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Kunghur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12221/kunghur/topic/community