Piawaning · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Piawaning

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over a quarter of residents in Piawaning volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area, where people frequently contribute their time to local causes and support networks.

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Where Piawaning sits — Volunteers

26.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Piawaning — higher than 79% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Piawaning26.7%
6572, WA 26.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 26.7% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 13 points above the Australian figure.

26.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Care work is common, with 31.1% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. While 26.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 8.9% who provide general unpaid care is well below the national average.

8.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

31.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.2%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.4%
  • 2021: 26.7%

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 community has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below both the state and national figures.

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 Piawaning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51235/piawaning/topic/community