67.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kunjin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kunjin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 68% of people in Kunjin volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement defines the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and support compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 67.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid support is a major part of local life, as 23.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 35.3% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate well above the 26.3% average for Australia.
23.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Kunjin has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kunjin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50797/kunjin/topic/community