29.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Killarney · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Killarney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Killarney compared to similar areas. Nearly 30% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 25.9% of people helping out, far above the Victorian figure. While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in other areas, a much higher 34.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
25.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21348/killarney/topic/community