16.4% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kinglake · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kinglake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is common in Kinglake, where 16.4% of people volunteer. This is well above the Victorian average, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Residents are also more likely than most to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.4% of people helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of local life, with 26.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing unpaid care is also among the highest in the country at 15.0%, while 26.5% of people care for children unpaid.
15.0% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Kinglake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031211/kinglake/topic/community