33.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kawarren · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kawarren
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Kawarren spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is a highly active area where residents contribute significant time to their homes and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.1% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 26.3% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. While 34.4% do significant housework, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state and national figures of 26.3%.
26.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Kawarren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21311/kawarren/topic/community