54.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Korrelocking · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Korrelocking
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Korrelocking now spend their time helping others, a rate far above the national average. The community is defined by a strong spirit of service, where 54% of residents volunteer and a high proportion have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 54% of people in Korrelocking volunteer their time, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 20% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with 34% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate far above the Australian average.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Korrelocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50786/korrelocking/topic/community