33.3% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kulin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kulin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Kulin than in the rest of the state, with 33.3% of residents giving their time. This strong level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Since 2011, the proportion of people volunteering has risen by 7.6 percentage points.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 33.3% volunteer rate is among the highest for similar areas. This is far 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.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 29.5%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to 19.7%, and unpaid care for others is a little below the national figure at 9.8%.
9.8% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Around 3.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre 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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522037/kulin/topic/community