Kunghur Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kunghur Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge amount of local effort keeps Kunghur Creek running, with 38.1% of people volunteering. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure and shows a place where residents give a lot of their time to help others.

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📍 Kunghur Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Kunghur Creek sits — Volunteers

38.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kunghur Creek — higher than 92% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kunghur Creek38.1%
2484, NSW 17.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 38.1% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.

38.1%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 38.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is a major part of life in Kunghur Creek, where 21.4% of people provide unpaid care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This is seen in the home, with 35.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, far above the national average of 20.7%.

21.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.2%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

35.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 35.7%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Kunghur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12222/kunghur-creek/topic/community