39.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kaniva · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kaniva
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Kaniva volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the town, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 39.9% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.9% of people providing care and 27.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures.
15.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 steady, with 3.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is slightly above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21295/kaniva/topic/community