19.6% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karlkurla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karlkurla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Karlkurla has remained steady, with nearly 20% of residents volunteering their time. This level of participation is well above the national figure, reflecting a strong local commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% average for the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing care for children is very common, with 45% of residents doing so, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework are much less common than in most areas.
5.8% ▼ -74.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.0% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
A small number of residents, 1.6%, have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Karlkurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50728/karlkurla/topic/community