Minnenooka · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Minnenooka

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

Much higher rates of unpaid care define Minnenooka compared to similar areas. While 18.2% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is that 42.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Minnenooka, Suburb / Locality

Where Minnenooka sits — Volunteers

18.2% ▼ -36.0%
  • 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 Minnenooka — higher than 51% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Minnenooka18.2%
6532, WA 18.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 18.2% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

18.2% ▼ -36.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 18.2%

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 care is very common, with 15.2% of residents providing care and 42.4% looking after children, both of which are well above the state and national figures. However, the 15.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national average of 20.7%.

15.2% ▲ +37.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 15.2%

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

42.4% ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 42.4%

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

15.2% ▼ -40.7%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 15.2%

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 figure that is a little below the state and national averages of around 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 Minnenooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50966/minnenooka/topic/community