1.9% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gibson Desert North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gibson Desert North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 45% of people provide unpaid child care in Gibson Desert North, making it one of the highest rates for this activity. This sparsely populated area shows a strong focus on family care, though formal volunteering is very low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 1.9% of residents volunteer, which is far below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20.8% of people providing care and 44.4% caring for children. This last figure is far above the Western Australian average of 28.5%.
20.8% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.4% ▲ +82.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +322.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
About 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Gibson Desert North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50540/gibson-desert-north/topic/community