12.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merriwa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Merriwa have stepped up as volunteers since 2011, with only 12.1% of people doing so. This is much lower than most similar areas and falls well below the Western Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.7% of people looking after children. This is about the same as the national figure, though 19.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
11.6% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of people in Merriwa having served. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50939/merriwa/topic/community