23.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Killawarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Killawarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of residents in Killawarra volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for locals to provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.0% of people pitching in, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 18.5% of people providing care and 31.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. Around 26.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Killawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21349/killawarra/topic/community