21.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kingston give their time to the community than in most similar areas. About 21.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits well above the national average of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution extends to family life and national service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of the population helping out. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and significantly higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more frequent than in most areas, with 29.2% of people providing this care, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, 12.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure about the same as the national average.
12.1% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. Around 4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60307/kingston/topic/community