23.0% —
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kalamunda (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Kalamunda are active in their community than in most other areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and there are high rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid support. This is seen in the 14.1% who provide general unpaid care, the 30.5% caring for children, and the 26.3% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—all figures that are well above the national average.
14.1% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
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 more common in Kalamunda than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 67% of state electorate 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 Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52702/kalamunda/topic/community