9.6% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsley - Kembla Grange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Horsley - Kembla Grange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Horsley - Kembla Grange are volunteering than a decade ago, though unpaid family care remains very common. While the share of volunteers dropped by 5.4 percentage points since 2011, a huge 35.9% of the community still provides unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 35.9% of people caring for children, a figure far above the state average. This is alongside a higher than usual 23.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Horsley - Kembla Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011132/horsley-kembla-grange/topic/community