7.8% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kogarah · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kogarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.8% of people in Kogarah volunteer, a figure that has plummeted from 24.9% since 2011. This puts the area among the lowest for community participation at this level, sitting well below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Kogarah are well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 21.7% of people caring for children. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and the proportion of people doing over 15 hours of housework has also fallen since 2011.
10.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 uncommon here, with only 0.7% of residents having served, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.7%
Lower than 99% 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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10040/kogarah/topic/community