37.3% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Langkoop · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Langkoop
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Langkoop volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored by the fact that many residents also take on significant unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.3% of people helping out, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 24.1% of people provide care and 34.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Meanwhile, 25.3% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 rate that is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Langkoop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21464/langkoop/topic/community