16.3% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingscliff - Fingal Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingscliff - Fingal Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 16% of people in Kingscliff - Fingal Head volunteer, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This community shows a strong trend of giving back, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community support, such as unpaid care, remain common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.0% of people providing this support, which is higher than most areas. This includes 26.8% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Kingscliff - Fingal Head than in most similar areas. Around 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Kingscliff - Fingal Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031250/kingscliff-fingal-head/topic/community