10.9% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kempsey · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kempsey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Kempsey are involved in unpaid community and home roles compared to other areas. Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011. This trend of lower participation is seen across volunteering and childcare, though more people are now providing general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. Only 10.9% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents an 8.5 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework are both lower than most areas, with 20.4% caring for children and 18.6% doing heavy housework. However, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose to 13.5%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.5% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
3.1%
Lower than 62% 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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113006/kempsey/topic/community