14.9% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurmond · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kurmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Kurmond has remained steady, though it is now a place where a higher number of people handle unpaid housework compared to the national figure. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, a notable 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher proportion of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 25% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
11.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 more common in Kurmond than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served, which is a little above the state average of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Kurmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12223/kurmond/topic/community