18.6% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiewa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kiewa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service has grown in Kiewa, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than those in other parts of the country. About 18.6% of people volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in the area, with 33.5% of people caring for children and 17.3% providing other unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, and 26.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the state and national figures.
17.3% ▲ +116.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 6.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.0% in Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Kiewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21344/kiewa/topic/community