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Cheynes · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cheynes

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

A far higher share of residents spend their time on housework than the state average, making Cheynes a place where home duties are a primary focus. While 34.2% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, very few residents participate in formal volunteering.

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📍 Cheynes, Suburb / Locality

Where Cheynes sits — Volunteers

10.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cheynes — lower than 86% of areas.

Cheynes10.5%
6328, WA 30.8%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and much lower than most similar areas.

Volunteers

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10.5% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is very common, with 34.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 18.4% who provide unpaid childcare is far below the state average, while 13.2% provide other unpaid care, a little above the national level.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national and state figures of around 2.8%.

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 Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/community