24.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kerang · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kerang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Kerang volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This strong habit of helping out defines the local community, where residents are much more likely to give their time for free than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This high level of community spirit has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 14.8% of people providing this support, a figure much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (23.5%) and those caring for children (21.8%) have both seen their numbers fall since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, though 3.1% of the population has served, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 Kerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215041/kerang/topic/community