13.8% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kempsey · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kempsey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Kempsey than in the rest of the country, though other forms of community support are more common. While 21% of residents care for children unpaid, a higher-than-average number of people provide general unpaid care to others. This mix shows a community where formal and informal support needs vary across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in Kempsey, falling from 17.9% in 2011 to 13.8% in 2021. This is much lower than most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 21.0%, but providing general unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas. Additionally, 23.6% of people do more than 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
14.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence service is more common in Kempsey than in most other areas. About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) 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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14350/kempsey/topic/community