21.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingswood · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kingswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Kingswood (L) compared to most similar areas. Around 21% of people here volunteer their time, and a high number of residents provide unpaid care for children and the elderly. This creates a strong pattern of local support and service across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Kingswood (L), with 21% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% for New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 31.3% of people care for children and 28.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, while 14.3% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre 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 Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121060/kingswood/topic/community