12.1% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kempsey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kempsey involves a high level of unpaid care, with 14.2% of people providing support to others. This is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents help others at home, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people in Kempsey volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is a little above the national figure at 14.2%. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 22.1%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework have fallen to 20.8%.
14.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 64% 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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/community