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Balcatta (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Community Participation in Balcatta (North Metropolitan)

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement and unpaid work in Balcatta have shifted over the last decade, with few residents now engaging in these activities. Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is a lower rate than most similar areas across the country.

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📍 Balcatta (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Balcatta (North Metropolitan) sits — Volunteers

12.5% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Balcatta (North Metropolitan) — lower than 68% of areas.

Balcatta (North Metropolitan)12.5%
Greater Perth 15.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is less common in Balcatta than in other parts of the state. At 12.5%, the rate is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.

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12.5% —

Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Fewer people here take on unpaid roles compared to the rest of the country. Only 16.9% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%, and only 25.0% provide unpaid childcare.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 1.7% of residents having served. This is a little below both the state and national figures, which sit at 2.9% and 2.8% respectively.

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 Balcatta (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50304/balcatta/topic/community