14.0% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurrajong Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kurrajong Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high share of residents spend significant time on domestic duties in Kurrajong Hills, where 32.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While home responsibilities are common, other forms of community contribution vary across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.6% of people providing support and 24% caring for children, both of which are slightly below the national averages. However, the proportion of people doing heavy housework is much higher than in most other areas.
13.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
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 than usual 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Kurrajong Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12228/kurrajong-hills/topic/community