16.3% —
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Pilbara · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in West Pilbara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in West Pilbara provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a strong focus on family care within the region, though other forms of community support and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of the community volunteer, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, although the number of volunteers has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many people care for children, only 5.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is among the lowest levels for this area. Similarly, the 16.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
5.7% —
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Defence service is common at a rate of 2.7%, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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 West Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51003/west-pilbara/topic/community