6.8% —
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.8% of people in Kororoit volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a community where local involvement has dropped and a small proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Kororoit have fallen since 2016 and are now well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a little more people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas (29.1%), the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well below the national figure.
11.1% —
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% —
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% —
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Just 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
0.8%
Lower than 99% 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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24207/kororoit/topic/community