17.2% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate
Community Participation in North West Central (Mining and Pastoral)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas mark the community of North West Central (Mining and Pastoral). About 17.2% of people here give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents helping out, though this is a little lower than the 18.5% seen in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rates of unpaid work are low; only 7.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 24.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Western Australian average.
7.3% —
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% —
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 52% of state electorate 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 North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54203/north-west-central/topic/community