48.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Warren · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Warren
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Upper Warren give their time to volunteer work, which is far more common here than in most other parts of the country. This strong level of community involvement is seen across various roles, from unpaid care to supporting the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Upper Warren, with 48.9% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is widespread, as 21.3% of residents provide care and 27.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, the 17% of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than in most other areas.
21.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 more common here than elsewhere, with 8.3% of people having served. This is well above the Western Australian and national figures, which both sit around 2.8% to 2.9%.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Upper Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51483/upper-warren/topic/community