Kurting · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kurting

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

More people volunteer in Kurting than in most similar areas. Around 21.6% of the population give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Kurting, Suburb / Locality

Where Kurting sits — Volunteers

21.6%
  • 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 Kurting — higher than 65% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kurting21.6%
3517, VIC 22.2%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 21.6% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

21.6%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 21.6%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is common here, with 39.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—far above the national figure of 20.7%. However, providing unpaid care is far below state and national levels, and 0% of the population provide such care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

21.6%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 21.6%

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

39.2%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 39.2%

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, which is a little below the 2.8% typical for Australia.

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 Kurting [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21410/kurting/topic/community