27.7% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narembeen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narembeen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Narembeen volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This strong level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, which also has a higher proportion of veterans than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 7.3% of people provide unpaid care, and 17.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
7.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 higher number of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above both the state figure of 2.9% and the national average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Narembeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51088/narembeen/topic/community