10.2% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more time is spent on family duties than community groups in Kensington Grove. While only 10.2% of residents volunteer, the area has a very high proportion of people managing unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major part of daily life, with 32.8% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the 26.3% national average. This is consistent with 26.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well above the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 high number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 7.8%, this is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Kensington Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31508/kensington-grove/topic/community