12.0% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurmond · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kurmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kurmond involves a high level of unpaid domestic work and a strong history of military service. While 27.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, volunteering has dropped significantly. The area now sees fewer people giving their time to community groups compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply in Kurmond, dropping 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.0% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. Childcare responsibilities have also grown, with 27.4% of people caring for children unpaid.
12.0% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Military service is much more common in Kurmond than in most other areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Kurmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122075/kurmond/topic/community