8.4% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Kembla - Warrawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Port Kembla - Warrawong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.4% of people in Port Kembla - Warrawong volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2016. While volunteering is low, there is a strong presence of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1% and the state average of 13.0%. This reflects a downward trend for the area since the last census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of people provide unpaid care, at 14.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 23.8% provide unpaid childcare, both figures sitting close to the national average.
14.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Port Kembla - Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/topic/community