16.9% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koondrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koondrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Koondrook has remained steady, with a strong local spirit seen in the high number of people who give their time. A standout feature is that nearly 17% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people in Koondrook volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and slightly higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are well below the state and national averages.
11.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 people in Koondrook have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of the population having served, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2%.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Koondrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21384/koondrook/topic/community