11.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingsthorpe · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kingsthorpe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Kingsthorpe than in most similar areas. While volunteer rates are lower than usual, the community shows a strong connection to the military. About 32.4% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen to 11.3% since 2011, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 32.4% of people provide unpaid child care, though this is 14 points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.9%, and 22.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.9% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Military service is common here, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 85% 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 Kingsthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315047/kingsthorpe/topic/community