27.6% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kangaroo Valley · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kangaroo Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Kangaroo Valley volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is the standout feature of local participation, which has remained steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.6% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the proportion of those providing other unpaid care is among the lowest for its level at 7.5%. This is well below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
7.5% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Kangaroo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122069/kangaroo-valley/topic/community