10.0% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keilor · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Keilor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Keilor have volunteered since 2011, though unpaid care work has become more common. While only 10% of residents now volunteer, a significant 15.9% of the community provides unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline of 3.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here; 15.9% of residents do so, which is well above the Australian figure and a rise since 2011. This is alongside 27.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate slightly higher than the national average.
15.9% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21001/keilor/topic/community