21.4% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koroit · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Koroit
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Koroit volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This spirit of contribution is reflected across the community, from high levels of unpaid care and housework to a strong history of defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown to 21.4% since 2011, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.8% of people caring for children and 15.2% providing other unpaid care. Additionally, 28.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0% and around the middle for similar areas.
3.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Koroit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215044/koroit/topic/community