8.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kerrs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kerrs Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Kerrs Creek spend significant time on housework, reflecting a community where domestic duties are a major part of daily life. While local volunteering is quite low, there is a strong focus on family and home responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for others is common, with 30% of residents providing unpaid childcare, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with the 36% of people who do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a rate far above the New South Wales average.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 36.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures of around 2% to 3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kerrs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12116/kerrs-creek/topic/community