34.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Culham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Culham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has become a defining feature of Culham, where more than a third of residents now give their time to help others. This level of community spirit is far higher than the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.8% of people in Culham volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is 19 points above the Western Australian figure and 21 points above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, no one in the area is doing so for children, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 17.4%, which is well below the Australian figure.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 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.
No one in Culham has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
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 Culham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50360/culham/topic/community