8.1% —
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Keysborough are volunteering and providing unpaid care than in previous years. Only 8.1% of the population now volunteer, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2016. This trend reflects a broader decline in community-based unpaid work across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Keysborough has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2016 to just 8.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.8% of people providing this support. This is a little below the national figure, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the Victorian average at 16.1%.
10.8% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 1.0% of the population. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.0%
Lower than 95% of state electorate 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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24105/keysborough/topic/community