Kambalda East · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kambalda East

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

Community involvement has remained low in Kambalda East, with very few residents engaging in unpaid care or volunteering. Only 8.5% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

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Where Kambalda East sits — Volunteers

8.5% ▼ -21.7%
  • 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 Kambalda East — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kambalda East8.5%
6442, WA 10.6%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is rare here, with only 8.5% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below both the state and national figures.

8.5% ▼ -21.7%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 4.1% of people providing care. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the national figure at 15.3%.

4.1% ▼ -42.3%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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

23.5% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 23.5%

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

15.3% ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 15.3%

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 2.4% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for 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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50717/kambalda-east/topic/community