16.8% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northam · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of Northam residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure higher than most similar areas. This reflects a community where a significant portion of the population contributes heavily to home and volunteer work. While volunteering remains common, it has dropped from 20% in 2011 to 16.8% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, with 16.8% of people pitching in. This is slightly above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people in Northam provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, at 22.9%, which is well below the state's 28.5%. Meanwhile, 11.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Northam have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 3.4%, this is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
3.4%
Higher than 67% 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).
More for Northam
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021243/northam/topic/community