20.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Peak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Peak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in White Peak volunteer their time, showing a strong community spirit. This level of participation is well above the national figure and higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 34.1% of people caring for children—a figure well above the national 26.3%. This is consistent with high rates of housework, as 24.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks.
11.2% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 White Peak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51594/white-peak/topic/community