38.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Binnu · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines West Binnu, where 38.1% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas, showing a community that relies heavily on unpaid support to function.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
38.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is high at 23.8%, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this doesn't include children, as 0% of people provide unpaid childcare, and only 14.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the state and national averages.
23.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in West Binnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51568/west-binnu/topic/community