23.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurrajong · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kurrajong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Kurrajong spend their spare time volunteering, which is far more than the national figure. This strong commitment to community work defines local life, even as unpaid domestic care roles have become less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the 18.4% for the ACT and the 14.1% national average, and it has stayed steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care roles compared to most areas. Only 19.8% provide unpaid childcare and 15.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures and have fallen since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 other areas. Around 7.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.7%
Higher 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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80003/kurrajong/topic/community