23.0% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Piesse Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Piesse Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community and family support define Piesse Brook compared to most similar areas. A striking 23% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 21.2% of people provide unpaid care—far above the 10.7% seen across Western Australia. This high level of support extends to the home, where 30.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the state figure.
21.2% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Piesse Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51240/piesse-brook/topic/community