Quinninup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Quinninup

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

About 30.5% of people in Quinninup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in giving their time, and there is also a strong history of military service among residents.

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📍 Quinninup, Suburb / Locality

Where Quinninup sits — Volunteers

30.5% ▲ +1.7%
  • 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 Quinninup — higher than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Quinninup30.5%
6258, WA 22.8%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 30.5% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

30.5% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 30.5%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While only 9.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas, a higher than usual 27.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.

9.9% ▼ -36.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 9.9%

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

19.9% ▼ -20.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.9%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 19.9%

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

27.2% ▼ -14.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 27.2%

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 total of 4.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and a little above 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 Quinninup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51277/quinninup/topic/community