7.7% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7.7% of people in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This level of community involvement is well below both the state and national figures. It also marks a decline from 2011, when volunteering in the area stood at 10.2%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 7.7% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 21.0% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher 25.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. General unpaid care for others is 12.0%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.0% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.3% of people having served. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Park - Kemps Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021518/horsley-park-kemps-creek/topic/community