21.8% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Denham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 22% of people in Denham volunteer their time, making it a highly active community. This level of participation is well above the national figure. While many contribute to the community, fewer residents are engaged in unpaid care roles compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Denham provide unpaid childcare, at 15.6%, which is much lower than most areas. Similarly, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is well below the Australian figure at 7.8%.
7.8% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Denham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50403/denham/topic/community