12.8% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square have volunteered their time since 2011, with the rate falling by 5.5 percentage points. While a higher share of residents provide unpaid care for others, the proportion of people caring for children has dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, with 12.8% of people helping out. This is slightly lower than the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of residents provide unpaid care compared to most areas, reaching 14.0%. However, those caring for children unpaid fell to 24.9%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.4% of people have served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011022/kangaroo-flat-golden-square/topic/community