27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denbarker · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Denbarker
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 27% of people in Denbarker volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is much higher than most similar areas, marking a place where residents are very active in unpaid work and supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of residents giving their time, far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 31.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly and 35.6% care for children unpaid, both figures being far above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Denbarker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50402/denbarker/topic/community