55.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalpienung · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalpienung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Kalpienung volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where 55% of residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 55% volunteer rate in Kalpienung is among the highest for similar areas and is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25% of residents provide unpaid care—a figure far above the national average—the area has much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than most other places.
25.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
No one in Kalpienung has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kalpienung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21288/kalpienung/topic/community