12.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kewdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kewdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Kewdale than in most similar areas. Only 12.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with only 12.3% of people pitching in, a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the national figure at 26.5%. However, the area has much lower rates of other unpaid work, with only 17.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the Australian average.
10.2% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national rates.
2.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Kewdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021310/kewdale/topic/community