21.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Killingworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Killingworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Killingworth volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to helping others. This community spirit is reflected in high levels of unpaid housework and a notable number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people giving their time. This is well 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 housework is very common, with 37.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the 20.1% seen in Victoria. Meanwhile, 25.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria and 2.8% for Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21350/killingworth/topic/community