22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Isseka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Isseka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Isseka volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of participation is the most striking feature of the local community, standing well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that 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.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 30.6% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian figure. However, other forms of unpaid work are much lower than usual, with only 6.1% providing general unpaid care and 14.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
6.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Isseka has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for both Western Australia and Australia.
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 Isseka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50676/isseka/topic/community