48.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kooreh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kooreh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Kooreh volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where unpaid work and childcare are also very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost half of the people here volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare and housework are common, with 40% of people caring for children unpaid and 28% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, no one here provides other types of unpaid care, which is far below the state and national rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
No one in Kooreh has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages.
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 Kooreh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21387/kooreh/topic/community