37.5% ▲ +118.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kaniva · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kaniva
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Kaniva than in the rest of the state. This community is strongly active, with 37.5% of residents giving their time to others, a figure that has jumped 20 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Kaniva are among the highest for similar areas, sitting 23 points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People are more likely to provide unpaid care or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework than in most areas, though those caring for children is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
16.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure and lower than most similar areas.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221037/kaniva/topic/community