41.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kulin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kulin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Kulin than in most similar areas, with 41.5% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature, though it has dipped slightly since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work, such as caring for children and housework, are also more common here than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 41.5% of people volunteer in Kulin, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering for areas of this type, despite a 2.6 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30.6% of people caring for children and 24.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. However, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.6%.
9.6% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Very few people in Kulin have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 83% 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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54760/kulin/topic/community