19.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kyneton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kyneton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people volunteer in Kyneton compared to the rest of the state. Nearly one in five residents gives their time to help others, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. This strong trend of community contribution is a key feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.3% of people providing care—a bit higher than the national figure of 11.9%. While the number of people caring for children has fallen since 2011, 24% still do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Around 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214013/kyneton/topic/community