15.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kealy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kealy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 39% of people in Kealy provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While this shows a high level of family support, other forms of community involvement and care are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Kealy has one of the highest rates of unpaid childcare among similar areas, sitting 13 points above the national figure. In contrast, the 7.8% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Force service is found in 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Kealy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50745/kealy/topic/community