11.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karnup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karnup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Karnup volunteer their time, but the area has a very high rate of people caring for children. While only 11.7% of people volunteer, about 38.5% are involved in unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of people in Karnup volunteer, a rate that is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
An unusually high 38.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the Australian average. However, the 9.7% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.7% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 much higher proportion of people in Karnup have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.4% of residents having served, well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50731/karnup/topic/community