17.1% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Killarney · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Killarney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in unpaid care has defined the local community in Killarney since 2011. While volunteer rates have also dropped over the last decade, the town still sees a little more community spirit than the national figure, with 17.1% of people volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people in Killarney volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.7% of the population gave their time to volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people care for children unpaid here than in the rest of the country, falling 18 points since 2011 to just 13.1%. Meanwhile, 23.8% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure.
10.4% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▼ -58.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Killarney than in most similar areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher 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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321060/killarney/topic/community