51.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Kumminin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Kumminin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in South Kumminin volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community with very high levels of unpaid work and support for others. Most of these residents contribute significant time to both local organisations and their own families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 51.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%. This level of participation is among the highest across similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 43.8% of people caring for children and 31.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both far above state and national figures. Additionally, 14.1% provide unpaid care, which is higher than in most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.8% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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, which is a little below the Western Australian and Australian figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 South Kumminin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51375/south-kumminin/topic/community