11.4% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kambalda West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kambalda West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.4% of people in Kambalda West volunteer, a figure well below the state and national averages. This suggests a community where few residents spend their spare time on unpaid work for others. While few volunteer, there is a notably higher presence of people who have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with only 11.4% of residents helping out, which is 4.5 percentage points below the Western Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas, with only 6.9% of people providing such support. Meanwhile, 26.0% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
6.9% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Kambalda West than in most similar areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Kambalda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50718/kambalda-west/topic/community