Koornalla · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Koornalla

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Almost 40% of people in Koornalla spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This local commitment to home and community is reflected in high rates of volunteering and unpaid caregiving.

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📍 Koornalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Koornalla sits — Volunteers

18.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koornalla — higher than 52% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Koornalla18.4%
3844, VIC 13.8%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

18.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 17.1% of people providing care and 39.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both far above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 26.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the rest of the country.

17.1%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.3%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

39.5%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 39.5%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Koornalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21389/koornalla/topic/community