Cundinup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cundinup

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

A huge 34.5% of people in Cundinup volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of engagement defines daily life here, as residents contribute far more to local causes than people in other parts of the state or country.

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📍 Cundinup, Suburb / Locality

Where Cundinup sits — Volunteers

34.5% —
  • 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 Cundinup — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cundinup34.5%
6275, WA 29.4%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 34.5% of residents helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the Western Australia rate of 15.9%.

34.5% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 34.5%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 30.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national 26.3%—other types of unpaid work are rare. Only 5.5% provide general unpaid care or do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the state and national figures.

5.5% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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

30.9% —

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 30.9%

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

5.5% —

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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.

No one in Cundinup has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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 Cundinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50365/cundinup/topic/community