19.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kardella South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kardella South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Kardella South volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of local life. While few residents have served in the military, many contribute to their homes and others through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.8% of people providing care and 25% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. However, the 23.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded for 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 Kardella South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21301/kardella-south/topic/community