11.5% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nambeelup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nambeelup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of former Defence Force members than most areas defines the community profile of Nambeelup. While 4.3% of residents have served in the military, other forms of community involvement are quite low. This includes a small number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.5% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and a little below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 5% of people provide unpaid care for others, which is well below both the state and national rates.
5.0% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Military service is more common in Nambeelup than in most similar areas. At 4.3%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Nambeelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51076/nambeelup/topic/community