15.4% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilmore East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kilmore East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.2% of people in Kilmore East provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a community where many residents are heavily involved in supporting their families and the Defence Force. The area also shows a higher rate of unpaid care and housework than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.7% national figure. This trend extends to general unpaid care, which is provided by 14.9% of residents.
14.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 much higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas, with 4.3% of residents having served. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Kilmore East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21353/kilmore-east/topic/community