57.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Popanyinning · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Popanyinning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in West Popanyinning volunteer, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This strong spirit of community is seen in the local figures, where 57.1% of residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than half of the population—57.1%—volunteer their time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.0% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. While 14.3% provide some form of unpaid care, the 16.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national average.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most places. About 12.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
12.0%
Higher 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 West Popanyinning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51583/west-popanyinning/topic/community