16.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalamunda · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kalamunda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Kalamunda provide unpaid child care, highlighting a strong focus on family support in the area. While many residents dedicate time to their families, others contribute to the broader community through volunteering and service. These activities shape the daily rhythms of local life across the shire.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents are volunteers, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30.8% of people provide unpaid child care, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 12.3% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) 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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54200/kalamunda/topic/community