Korbel · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Korbel

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than a third of people in Korbel volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, though few residents have served in the Defence Force.

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📍 Korbel, Suburb / Locality

Where Korbel sits — Volunteers

35.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Korbel — higher than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Korbel35.2%
6415, WA 21.6%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 35.2% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.

35.2%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57.5%
  • 2021: 35.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 37% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a rate far above the national figure—only 22.2% care for children unpaid, which is well below most other areas.

11.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

37.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 37.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.8%.

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 Korbel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50784/korbel/topic/community