43.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ucarty West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ucarty West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Ucarty West stands out as an area with exceptionally high levels of community and family support. Nearly 44% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the state and national averages. This strong spirit of giving extends to the home, where a huge proportion of people provide unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 43.5% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Ucarty West, as 60.9% of people care for children and 34.8% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages. Around 13% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
60.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 national rate 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 Ucarty West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51477/ucarty-west/topic/community