17.3% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
King Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in King Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in King Creek provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support is a key feature of the area's community life, alongside a strong tradition of volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a drop from 20.2% in 2011, though the rate remains around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.3% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the 30.3% of residents who care for children unpaid, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.2% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
A higher than usual 3.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the Australian figure of 2.8% and the state average of 2.3%.
3.9%
Higher than 59% 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 King Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121058/king-creek/topic/community