12.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7.1% of people provide unpaid care in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, which is among the lowest rates for any area. This low level of caregiving is matched by a small number of volunteers and a relatively low proportion of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 12.5% of residents helping out. This figure has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.8% of people care for children unpaid—a figure much higher than most areas—few people spend significant time on other chores. Only 7.1% provide general unpaid care, and the 17.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
7.1% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 71% 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54280/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/community