22.0% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilkivan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kilkivan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of community involvement define Kilkivan compared to similar areas. A striking 22% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service is mirrored in the local rate of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Kilkivan, with 22% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits nearly 8 percentage points above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 17.2%, other home duties are more common. About 24.4% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, and 14.3% provide unpaid care, both of which are above the national average.
14.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
A strong history of military service is evident in Kilkivan, where 6.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31529/kilkivan/topic/community