17.6% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kew - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kew - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Kew - West. About 17.6% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid care, with 14.6% doing so—a figure much higher than in most areas. While this is a little above the Australian average, the 25.9% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the national figure.
14.6% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 1.5% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 Kew - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011522/kew-west/topic/community