Kalkee · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kalkee

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Among the highest in its category for community involvement, Kalkee is a place where 61.3% of residents volunteer. This level of participation is far above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Kalkee, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalkee sits — Volunteers

61.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kalkee — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kalkee61.3%
3401, VIC 30.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

More than 6 in 10 people here volunteer, a rate that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

61.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.7%
  • 2021: 61.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common here, with 41.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to other roles, as those providing unpaid care (19.4%) and caring for children (32.3%) are both well above state and national levels.

19.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.3%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.4%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

41.9%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 41.9%

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.

No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.

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 Kalkee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21285/kalkee/topic/community