18.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nickol · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nickol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Nickol than in other parts of the country. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the area, though other forms of unpaid work and community service are more typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Western Australian figure and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 39.2% of people involved—far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 7.4% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national rate, and 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little below the Australian average.
7.4% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Around 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Nickol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51113/nickol/topic/community