16.2% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurrajong Heights · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kurrajong Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 28.1% of people in Kurrajong Heights provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. This community shows strong levels of engagement through care and volunteering, though some of these figures have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are a little above the national figure at 16.2%, which is well above the New South Wales average. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.7% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid housework and childcare than in most areas, with 26.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Conversely, the 11.3% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
11.3% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of the population being veterans.
4.4%
Higher than 69% 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 Kurrajong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121062/kurrajong-heights/topic/community