15.2% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kempsey Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kempsey Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Kempsey Surrounds spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as a place where a high proportion of residents contribute significant unpaid time to their homes and others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is down from 19.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.6%, the rate of people providing other unpaid care is among the highest in the region at 15.0%.
15.0% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 3.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021156/kempsey-surrounds/topic/community