16.0% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kinglake Central · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kinglake Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and service define Kinglake Central compared to most similar areas. While 16.9% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—the area also sees a higher proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in this area, with 16.9% of people providing care and 29.1% looking after children unpaid, both well above the national figures. Additionally, 25.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian average.
16.9% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.0% of residents having served, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Kinglake Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21359/kinglake-central/topic/community