Kalpowar · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kalpowar

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people perform unpaid care and support roles in Kalpowar compared to most other areas. While 15.1% of residents volunteer, the community is marked by a very low rate of people providing unpaid care to others.

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📍 Kalpowar, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalpowar sits — Volunteers

15.1% ▼ -46.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kalpowar — lower than 65% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kalpowar15.1%
4630, QLD 23.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.1% of people in Kalpowar volunteer, which is lower than most areas but still a little above the Queensland figure of 14.1%.

15.1% ▼ -46.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.9% of people caring for children unpaid—well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below state and national levels.

9.4% ▼ -23.4%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

18.9% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.9% ▼ -50.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.7%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 18.9%

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 Kalpowar has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.

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 Kalpowar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31476/kalpowar/topic/community