30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kotta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kotta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30% of people in Kotta volunteer, making it a place where residents are far more active in community work than those in most other areas. This strong spirit of giving is a standout feature for the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.2% of people pitching in, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 23.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the Victorian average—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures at 22.6%. Unpaid care for others is also lower than most areas at 11.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Kotta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21402/kotta/topic/community