5.2% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kyabram South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kyabram South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Kyabram South and the rest of the country in how people spend their spare time. While unpaid care and housework are very common here, volunteering is much lower than the national figure. Only 5.2% of people volunteer, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Very few people in Kyabram South volunteer, with only 5.2% doing so. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 37.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a much higher than usual 17.2% of residents providing unpaid care.
17.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 37.9%
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 Kyabram South has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Kyabram South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21413/kyabram-south/topic/community