Krowera · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Krowera

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

Far more people volunteer in Krowera than in most other similar areas. About 23.2% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping extends to the home, where unpaid housework is also more common than usual.

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📍 Krowera, Suburb / Locality

Where Krowera sits — Volunteers

23.2% ▼ -19.8%
  • 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 Krowera — higher than 71% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Krowera23.2%
3945, VIC 23.6%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 23.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

23.2% ▼ -19.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 23.2%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 25.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the 12.5% of people providing unpaid care is about the same as the rest of the country.

12.5% ▼ -16.1%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 12.5%

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

26.8% ▼ -6.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 26.8%

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

25.9% ▼ -14.1%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 25.9%

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 both the state and national averages.

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 Krowera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21405/krowera/topic/community