44.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 44.6% of people volunteer in West River, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community effort is matched by a strong trend of people taking on unpaid care and household work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 45% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels of volunteering seen across similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 39.3% of people caring for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This aligns with a higher-than-usual 28.6% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
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, which is a little below the Western Australian and national rates of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 West River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51584/west-river/topic/community