Champion Lakes · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Champion Lakes

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people than usual in Champion Lakes provide unpaid childcare, though other forms of community contribution are more typical. While 30.5% of residents care for children without pay, the area is otherwise similar to the rest of the state in its levels of volunteering and housework.

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📍 Champion Lakes, Suburb / Locality

Where Champion Lakes sits — Volunteers

16.9% ▲ +12.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Champion Lakes — lower than 56% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Champion Lakes16.9%
6111, WA 15.0%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.9% ▲ +12.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The proportion of people providing unpaid childcare is 30.5%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. In contrast, only 10% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure much lower than most areas.

10.0% ▼ -3.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

30.5% ▲ +52.1%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 31.9%
  • 2021: 30.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.2% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 20.2%

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 share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of the population having this experience.

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 Champion Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50281/champion-lakes/topic/community