12.4% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilmore · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kilmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the most striking change in Kilmore, where only 12.4% of people now give their time to others. This is much lower than most similar areas. While formal volunteering has fallen, a high number of residents still provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen steeply since 2011, dropping 12 percentage points to 12.4%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28% of people providing this support, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 13.3% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre 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 Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214011/kilmore/topic/community