25.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nunile · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nunile
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in Nunile volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement defines the area, where people are much more likely to give their time to others than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.7% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life for 31.1% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 8.8% who provide unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Nunile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51170/nunile/topic/community