22.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kooroocheang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kooroocheang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Kooroocheang give their time to others than in the typical Victorian town. Nearly 40% of residents provide unpaid childcare, and volunteering rates are well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of people giving their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area. About 38.7% of people care for children unpaid and 32.3% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far above the national figures. Additionally, 16.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well above the Victorian average.
16.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 that is a little below the state and national 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 Kooroocheang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21390/kooroocheang/topic/community