15.2% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Korong Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Korong Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Korong Vale than in most similar areas, with 15.2% of residents stepping into this role. This reflects a community where looking after others is common, though the types of care vary significantly from the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is well above the national figure, yet those caring for children are far below the state and national averages at just 11.4%. Meanwhile, 22.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
15.2% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Defence service is common at a rate of 2.3%, which is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Korong Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21397/korong-vale/topic/community