19.6% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Kilda West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Kilda West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in St Kilda West volunteer, which is a much higher rate than the state and national figures. This community involvement stands out even though fewer residents are engaged in unpaid childcare and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (20.3%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (15.9%) compared to most areas. However, those providing general unpaid care sit at 12.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.9% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 St Kilda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22345/st-kilda-west/topic/community