20.9% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Kilda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Kilda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in St Kilda give their time to others than in most similar areas. Around 21% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of people here volunteer, a result that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 15.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national 26.3%—many more do heavy housework. About 32.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, which is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
14.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32643/st-kilda/topic/community