11.9% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kalgoorlie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Kalgoorlie engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. This trend of lower community participation across several measures defines the area's current social profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.9% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.2% of people providing care and 21.2% caring for children unpaid. Both figures are well below the state and national averages, as is the 14.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
6.2% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/topic/community