Jennapullin · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Jennapullin

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

More than three in ten people in Jennapullin volunteer their time, a rate that has climbed since previous censuses. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, marking the area as a place where residents are highly active in supporting others.

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📍 Jennapullin, Suburb / Locality

Where Jennapullin sits — Volunteers

30.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jennapullin — higher than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Jennapullin30.9%
6401, WA 18.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 30.9% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.

30.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 30.9%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 43.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 36.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate well above the state average.

9.1%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

36.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51.9%
  • 2021: 36.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

43.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 43.6%

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 Jennapullin has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.

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 Jennapullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50690/jennapullin/topic/community