19.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keerrong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Keerrong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Keerrong than in most other areas, with 36% of residents doing so. This high level of family support is part of a broader trend of community involvement. Residents are also more likely to volunteer and serve their country compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Keerrong, where 28.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is much higher than most areas, alongside the high rate of unpaid childcare and a slightly higher rate of general unpaid care.
13.6% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 3.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Keerrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12091/keerrong/topic/community