23.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingower · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingower
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one third of people in Kingower provide unpaid care, a rate far above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of volunteering and household work. It is an area where residents are very active in supporting their families and the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents are busy with unpaid duties; 30.4% provide unpaid care and 32.6% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above state and national levels. In contrast, the 21.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kingower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21361/kingower/topic/community