14.7% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilkenny · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kilkenny
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21% of people in Kilkenny provide unpaid care for children, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out at home, the area generally sees lower levels of unpaid work and volunteering compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 14.7% of people helping out. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, though it is about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas; only 17.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This trend extends to childcare, where the 20.8% rate is well below both the state and national figures.
13.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
Around 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both South Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Kilkenny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40693/kilkenny/topic/community