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Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate

Community Participation in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral)

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) get involved in unpaid community work and care compared to most similar areas. Only 11.8% of the population volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This trend of lower participation extends to unpaid care and housework as well.

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📍 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), State Electorate

Where Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) sits — Volunteers

11.8% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) — lower than 73% of areas.

Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral)11.8%
Rest of WA 19.3%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 11.8%, the rate is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and well below the state average.

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11.8% —

Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 6.8% of people providing this support. Similarly, 16.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.

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 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52803/kalgoorlie/topic/community