35.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kulin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kulin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Kulin volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong history of military service and a high proportion of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.2% of people providing care, while 22.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.4% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A total of 4.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50792/kulin/topic/community