10.0% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meekatharra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Meekatharra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people in Meekatharra now volunteer, a figure that has fallen sharply since the last census. This low level of community participation extends to unpaid care and housework, where the town sits well below state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped 6.9 percentage points since 2016 to 10%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than across the country. Only 14.4% of people care for children unpaid, and just 6.3% provide general unpaid care, both of which are among the lowest rates for this level of area.
6.3% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041290/meekatharra/topic/community