18.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kaleen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kaleen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kaleen are caring for children than they were in 2011, though the number of local volunteers has fallen. This community is notably active, with 18.3% of residents volunteering and a high proportion of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home duties are a big part of life here, as 30.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Providing unpaid care for others is also more common than in most areas, while about 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Four per cent of residents in Kaleen have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Kaleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011016/kaleen/topic/community