38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kunat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kunat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 39% of people in Kunat volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 38.7% of people helping out. This is 25 percentage points higher than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 29% of people looking after children, which is a little above the national figure. Around 12.9% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Kunat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21407/kunat/topic/community