12.2% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilsyth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kilsyth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 29% of people in Kilsyth provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While many residents help out at home, the community is less likely to volunteer than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is low here, with only 12.2% of residents giving their time. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, as 13.8% of people do so, which is higher than most areas. This is driven largely by childcare, with 29% of residents caring for children—a little above the state and national figures.
13.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21354/kilsyth/topic/community