18.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalimna West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalimna West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Kalimna West volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 26% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. This stands in contrast to child care, as only 17.5% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well below the 26.3% average for Australia.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
About 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
2.0%
Lower 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 Kalimna West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21283/kalimna-west/topic/community