10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.8% of people in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is paired with a much smaller proportion of people providing unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2016. At 10.8%, this is much lower than most areas and sits well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.3% of people providing this support, a figure well below the Australian average. This is consistent with other low rates, such as the 20.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is much lower than most areas.
6.3% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031282/kambalda-coolgardie-norseman/topic/community