12.1% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Piara Waters - Forrestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Piara Waters - Forrestdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Piara Waters - Forrestdale provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above both the state and national averages. While the area sees very high levels of child care, other forms of community contribution and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the dominant form of unpaid work, with 44.9% of people caring for children, far above the national 26.3%. This contrasts with general unpaid care, which is among the lowest in the region at 7.9%.
7.9% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Military service is rare in this community. Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Piara Waters - Forrestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011308/piara-waters-forrestdale/topic/community