19.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kulgun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kulgun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kulgun involves a high level of community support, with 21.6% of people providing unpaid care. This is far above the state figure, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of caregiving in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local residents are active in their community, with 19.3% volunteering. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for others is common here, as 31.8% of people look after children unpaid, which is well above the national average. While 21.6% provide some form of unpaid care, only 20.5% do more than 15 hours of housework a week, a figure lower than most areas.
21.6% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 significant number of residents have a history of military service. At 10.8%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Kulgun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31579/kulgun/topic/community