17.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kardinya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kardinya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A steady level of community spirit defines daily life in Kardinya, where residents are slightly more likely to volunteer than those in the rest of the country. About 17.1% of the local population give their time to help others, reflecting a balanced level of social engagement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little more common here than across Western Australia and Australia, with 17.1% of people pitching in to help their community.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure. Meanwhile, 25.6% of people care for children unpaid, a result that is about the same as the national average.
12.8% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 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.
Defence service is common at a rate of 2.7%, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher 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 Kardinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50725/kardinya/topic/community