13.5% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Knoxfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Knoxfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher rate of unpaid childcare is the standout feature of community life in Knoxfield. While 27.9% of people provide unpaid care for children—a figure a little above the national average—other forms of community contribution are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 27.9% of people providing this support. In contrast, 20.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most other areas.
13.3% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population, a result that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Knoxfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21374/knoxfield/topic/community