19.8% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilkivan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kilkivan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to the community in Kilkivan than in most similar areas. Nearly one in five residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of participation extends to a high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer here, a rate well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care varies across the town; while 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, only 19.0% care for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 25.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the national average.
13.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031515/kilkivan/topic/community