27.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kardella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kardella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kardella now volunteer and provide unpaid support than in previous years. A striking 27.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This highlights a strong culture of community contribution and unpaid care across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 30.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national 20.7%. Similarly, 17.7% provide unpaid care and 28.4% care for children, both of which are higher than the national figures.
17.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas. At 5.6%, this is well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Kardella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21300/kardella/topic/community