14.9% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kawana · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kawana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kawana is shaped by a strong tradition of service, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While community volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains a place where people balance paid work with significant roles in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Kawana volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a decrease from 2011, when 17.9% of residents gave their time to community groups.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, at 21.7%. Meanwhile, 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A notably high 4.1% of people in Kawana have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 80% 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 Kawana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30040/kawana/topic/community