14.6% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilcoy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kilcoy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live in Kilcoy, which helps shape the local community's character. While 14.6% of people volunteer, this is a drop from previous years. Daily life for many involves significant unpaid work, with a notably high proportion of residents spending 15 hours or more each week on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Kilcoy is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this has fallen from 21.1% in 2011 to 14.6% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly compared to the national figure. In contrast, the 21.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
11.9% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 other areas, with 4.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher 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 Kilcoy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313031370/kilcoy/topic/community