8.5% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurri Kurri · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kurri Kurri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped sharply in Kurri Kurri since 2011, though more people are now caring for children. Only 8.5% of the community now volunteers, which is well below the national figure and represents a 12 point fall over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas of this size. At 8.5%, the rate is well below both New South Wales (13.0%) and Australia (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.9% of people providing this care—a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.4% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre 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 Kurri Kurri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112011/kurri-kurri/topic/community