25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Naval Base · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Naval Base
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Naval Base, where 25% of people volunteer their time. This rate is far above the national figure and represents one of the most active communities in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteers, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 20% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. However, this is not driven by children, as the percentage of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Naval Base [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51096/naval-base/topic/community