27.6% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalgan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalgan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines Kalgan, where 27.6% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure and shows a community deeply involved in supporting others. Most residents contribute through unpaid work, whether in the home or for the wider public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 31.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend continues with 14.4% providing unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
14.4% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Kalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50711/kalgan/topic/community