9.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Picton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Picton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Picton than in the rest of the state, with only 9.7% of residents giving their time. While community volunteering is low, nearly one in five people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian average of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.4% of people providing care and 38.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 22.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 38.7%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates of around 2.8%.
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 Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51238/picton/topic/community