23.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Knowsley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Knowsley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Knowsley get involved in their community than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, a figure that sits well above the national average. This spirit of contribution extends to care and service, though childcare roles are less common here than elsewhere.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common, with 23.5% of people helping out. 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.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14.7% of people providing support. While 23.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, only 22.8% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.7% ▲ +71.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Knowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21373/knowsley/topic/community