Piesseville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Piesseville

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

A massive 60% of people in Piesseville volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and housework for others.

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📍 Piesseville, Suburb / Locality

Where Piesseville sits — Volunteers

60.0% ▲ +24.7%
  • 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 Piesseville — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Piesseville60.0%
6315, WA 28.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 60% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.

60.0% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 48.1%
  • 2016: 66.7%
  • 2021: 60.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very high, with 70% of people caring for children and 56.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages, though no one reported providing other types of unpaid care.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

70.0% ▲ +62.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.1%
  • 2016: 48.9%
  • 2021: 70.0%

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

56.7% ▲ +68.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 56.7%

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.

Defence service is lower than most areas, with 0.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the state figure of 2.9%.

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 Piesseville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51241/piesseville/topic/community