14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koetong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koetong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 42.9% of people in Koetong do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. This high level of domestic work is a standout feature for the area, though other forms of community involvement are more typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Victoria and Australia averages, though lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 33.3% caring for children unpaid, which is well above the state and national figures. This aligns with the very high rate of people performing significant weekly housework.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Koetong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21376/koetong/topic/community