10.9% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kwinana · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kwinana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Kwinana than in most similar areas. While only 10.9% of residents give their time to volunteering, the area has a very high rate of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 32.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 9.9% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.9% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
About 3.2% of people in Kwinana have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 Kwinana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54830/kwinana/topic/community