Kulpi · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kulpi

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

Over a third of people in Kulpi now volunteer, reflecting a significant increase in community involvement since 2011. This small area shows a strong culture of helping out, with far more residents giving their time to others than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Kulpi, Suburb / Locality

Where Kulpi sits — Volunteers

32.3% —
  • 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 Kulpi — higher than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kulpi32.3%
4352, QLD 18.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 32.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.

32.3% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.8%
  • 2021: 32.3%

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 common here; 18.5% of people provide care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 24.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.

18.5% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

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

26.2% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 26.2%

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

24.6% —

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.4%
  • 2021: 24.6%

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 Kulpi has served in the Defence Force, which is 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 Kulpi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31581/kulpi/topic/community