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Kwinana (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Community Participation in Kwinana (South Metropolitan)

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

A high 33.3% of people in Kwinana provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While many residents support children, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Kwinana (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Kwinana (South Metropolitan) sits — Volunteers

11.7% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kwinana (South Metropolitan) — lower than 75% of areas.

Kwinana (South Metropolitan)11.7%
Greater Perth 15.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.

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11.7% —

Lower than 75% 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.

The area has among the highest rates of unpaid childcare at 33.3%, though this contrasts with other types of support. People providing general unpaid care sit at 9.8%, which is much lower than most areas.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.

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 Kwinana (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53105/kwinana/topic/community