15.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre 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 Centre
Community Participation in Karratha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.8% of people in Karratha provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. While family support is common, other forms of community work and service are less frequent compared to typical Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little above the Australian average but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has risen to 32.8% since 2011, well above the state and national figures. In contrast, providing other unpaid care is among the lowest in the country at 5.8%, and only 16.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
5.8% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 97% of urban centre 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 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL513003/karratha/topic/community