16.2% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Kensington than in most other areas. While volunteering remains more common here than across the state, the number of residents doing so has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Kensington volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is down from 19.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 21.6% of people care for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%, and just 10.3% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.3% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 1.4% of residents having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041121/kensington/topic/community