24.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 24% of people in Kensington volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area. Residents are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24% of people here volunteer, a result that is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care for children than in most areas, at 30.1%. While 12.7% provide other forms of unpaid care, about 20% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.7% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/community