16.1% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiama · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kiama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering defines Kiama, where 16.1% of residents give their time to others. This is well above the state figure and shows a strong upward trend. Residents are generally more active in unpaid work and service compared to other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.1%. This is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This trend is matched by a higher-than-average 13.1% of residents providing unpaid care.
13.1% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 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.
27.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Service to the country is more common in Kiama than in most areas. About 4.6% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate 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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10039/kiama/topic/community