13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nirimba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nirimba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of military service set Nirimba apart from most similar areas. While veteran presence is a standout feature, other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are lower than in many other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. Other unpaid work is less common here, with unpaid care and housework figures slightly below the national average.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
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 very common in Nirimba, where 6.8% of people have served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Nirimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51118/nirimba/topic/community