12.6% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kiara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kiara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 12.6% of people in Kiara volunteer their time, which is much lower than most other areas. This low level of community work is a key feature of the local profile, with resident participation falling well below the Western Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with the 12.6% figure sitting a little below the national average and well below the state's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than the state and national figures, with 24.7% of people providing this support. This is alongside a much lower than usual 19.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
11.2% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 2.2% of people in Kiara have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50758/kiara/topic/community