23.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karridale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karridale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Many more people get involved in their community in Karridale than in most other similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is matched by a high rate of people doing unpaid work and housework at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are very high here, with 23.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 28.3% of residents also provide unpaid childcare, a little above the Australian average.
11.9% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 2.6% of people in Karridale have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower 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 Karridale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50739/karridale/topic/community