Marvel Loch · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Marvel Loch

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

Far fewer people in Marvel Loch provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state. While 13.3% of the community provide some form of unpaid care, the area is marked by very low rates of routine housework and child-rearing activities.

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📍 Marvel Loch, Suburb / Locality

Where Marvel Loch sits — Volunteers

13.3% ▲ +2.2%
  • 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 Marvel Loch — lower than 74% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Marvel Loch13.3%
6426, WA 18.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and lower than most similar areas.

13.3% ▲ +2.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 13.3%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Only 10.8% of people provide unpaid childcare and 3.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far below the national figures. However, general unpaid care is provided by 13.3% of residents, which is a little above the Australian average of 11.9%.

13.3% → 0.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 13.3%

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

10.8% ▼ -15.1%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 10.8%

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

3.3% ▼ -85.3%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian rate of 2.9%.

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 Marvel Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50912/marvel-loch/topic/community