33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merkanooka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merkanooka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Merkanooka has shifted over the years, with a standout level of local volunteering. One in three residents helps out in the community, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 33.3% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 7.1% of people providing care and 16.7% looking after children unpaid, both well below the national figures.
7.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate slightly below that of Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Merkanooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50937/merkanooka/topic/community