24.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McKees Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McKees Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in McKees Hill volunteer their time, a rate far higher than across Australia. This community is strongly marked by a high level of unpaid work and local engagement. Most notably, 24.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in McKees Hill are far above those in New South Wales and Australia, with 24.6% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.8% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with higher rates of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and more people providing general unpaid care.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average and lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 McKees Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12553/mckees-hill/topic/community