31.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
King Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in King Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define King Valley compared to similar areas. Nearly a third of the population volunteers, and a very high proportion of residents spend significant time on unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the national figure, with 31.9% of people helping out, which is 18 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 38.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the 20.7% national figure, alongside higher rates of people caring for children (34.7%) and others (16.7%).
16.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 38.9%
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 number of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, at 5.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 King Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21357/king-valley/topic/community