10.7% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurnell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kurnell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kurnell involves a high level of home and family responsibility, with 32.7% of people providing unpaid childcare. While many residents are dedicated to caring for others at home, fewer people here volunteer in the wider community compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of people in Kurnell volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 25.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the New South Wales figures. This is most striking with childcare, where 32.7% of residents provide unpaid care, far higher than the 26.3% national average.
14.1% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Kurnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12224/kurnell/topic/community