7.2% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keilor Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Keilor Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in volunteering in Keilor Downs than in most similar areas. While formal volunteer rates are quite low, there is a strong trend of residents stepping up to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.2% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 9.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.5% of people providing support—a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. However, those caring for children (24.2%) or doing heavy housework (19.5%) are slightly less common than in most other areas.
15.5% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 relatively uncommon in Keilor Downs, with 0.9% of people having served. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and sits a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011332/keilor-downs/topic/community