20.1% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalbarri · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalbarri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a common part of life in Kalbarri, where over 20% of people volunteer. This level of local involvement is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the state and national figures—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state average at 17.4%. General unpaid care is also a little below the national figure of 11.9%.
9.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.6% of the population having served.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Kalbarri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50709/kalbarri/topic/community