13.6% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Kempsey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define East Kempsey compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering is typical for the region, a significant number of residents dedicate their time to supporting others in the home and serving the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.6% of people providing care—well above the state and national figures. This is seen in the 25.7% who care for children and the 23.3% who do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national average.
15.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 East Kempsey than in most areas, with 3.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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 East Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11357/east-kempsey/topic/community