21.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to others in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill than in most similar areas. This is seen most clearly in the high rate of volunteering, with 21.3% of residents helping out, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care (13.8%) and those caring for children (29.6%).
13.8% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051140/kalamunda-maida-vale-gooseberry-hill/topic/community