67.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ucarty · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ucarty
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An incredible 67.3% of people in Ucarty volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is seen across the area, with many residents taking on significant unpaid roles in their homes and for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here; the 67.3% rate is among the highest for similar areas and sits 53 points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Ucarty, where 49% of people care for children and 34.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly. Overall, 18.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is well above the figures for both the state and the nation.
18.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
49.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
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 Ucarty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51476/ucarty/topic/community