34.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keith · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Keith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Keith (L) volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is the standout feature for the area, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.1% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 8.7% doing so. Meanwhile, 23.7% care for children unpaid and 24.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
8.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 62% 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 Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421018/keith/topic/community