16.8% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsley (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kingsley (North Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kingsley get involved in their community and family duties than in most similar areas. A striking 32.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This trend of high activity extends to volunteering and former military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the 14.1% national figure and about the same as the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is very common here, with 32.3% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the Australian average. This is consistent with more people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework (22.1%) and more providing general unpaid care (12.3%) compared to most areas.
12.3% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.5%, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Kingsley (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53004/kingsley/topic/community