16.2% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people provide unpaid care in Kensington than in the rest of the state. While 16.2% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for having a much lower rate of people performing heavy housework or caring for children compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here, with only 10.3% of people providing unpaid care. This is lower than most areas, and well below the national average for those caring for children (21.6%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (15.5%).
10.3% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
Defence service is less common in Kensington than in most other areas, with 1.4% of people having served, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21327/kensington/topic/community