22.6% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalamunda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalamunda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in Kalamunda volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of residents helping out, a figure well above both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than in most areas, including 26.1% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Around 13.8% provide unpaid care, which is well above the state average.
13.8% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50707/kalamunda/topic/community