10.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kauring · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kauring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 41% of people in Kauring perform significant unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. This high level of home-based work stands out in a place where few people volunteer or provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, which 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.
While 41.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a rate far above the national figure—very few residents provide unpaid care for others. Only 5.4% provide unpaid care and 12.5% care for children unpaid, both of which are far below state and national levels.
5.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of residents having served.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Kauring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50744/kauring/topic/community