21.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narrikup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Narrikup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Narrikup volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of helping out is reflected in high rates of local volunteering and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is a little below the national average at 23.6%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well above the state figure at 24.9%. Roughly 11.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
11.6% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Narrikup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51092/narrikup/topic/community