13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in The Plains has remained steady, though it is now marked by a very low rate of unpaid childcare. Only 13.6% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 9.1% providing general care and 18.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is especially true for childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 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 The Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51444/the-plains/topic/community