Minnivale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Minnivale

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

Half of all residents in Minnivale perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This is a community where people contribute heavily to their homes and local area through unpaid work and volunteering.

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📍 Minnivale, Suburb / Locality

Where Minnivale sits — Volunteers

32.1%
  • 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 Minnivale — higher than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Minnivale32.1%
6462, WA 50.4%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of people helping out, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

32.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53.3%
  • 2021: 32.1%

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 a major part of life in Minnivale, where 39.3% of people provide unpaid care and 35.7% look after children. Both figures are well above the Western Australian and national averages.

39.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 39.3%

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

35.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 35.7%

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

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 50.0%

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, which is a little below the rates seen across the state and nation.

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 Minnivale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50967/minnivale/topic/community