Killingworth · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Killingworth

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people volunteer in Killingworth (L) than in most similar areas. While only 8.3% of residents give their time to volunteering, there is a much stronger focus on home and family care, with nearly 30% of people caring for children unpaid.

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📍 Killingworth, Urban Centre

Where Killingworth sits — Volunteers

8.3% ▼ -65.7%
  • 0.0%–1.3%: 6 areas
  • 1.3%–2.5%: 9 areas
  • 2.5%–3.8%: 17 areas
  • 3.8%–5.0%: 20 areas
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 21 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 27 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 28 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 41 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 77 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 117 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 140 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 151 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 173 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 139 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 149 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 153 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 121 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 94 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 73 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 55 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 51 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 29 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 36 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 30 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 17 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 15 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 11 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 30 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Killingworth — lower than 92% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Killingworth8.3%
2278, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering has dropped sharply in the area, falling 16 percentage points since 2011 to 8.3%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.3% ▼ -65.7%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people doing so, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. This is consistent with the 29.6% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a rate much higher than most areas.

14.9% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

29.6% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 29.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.5% ▼ -32.0%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.6%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 21.5%

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.

About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.

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 Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121057/killingworth/topic/community