15.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karratha · Urban Area
Community Participation in Karratha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Karratha provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is the main feature of community life here, while other types of unpaid support and volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and is slightly higher than the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.8% of residents helping out, a rate well above the national figure. In contrast, the 5.8% of people providing other unpaid care and the 16.9% doing heavy housework are both well below the figures for the state and country.
5.8% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 73% of urban area 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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/community