18.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northam · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Northam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Northam volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community involvement remains a steady feature of the town, with volunteering rates barely changing over the last decade. Most other forms of unpaid work, such as caring for children or others, are less common here than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of residents volunteer, a rate that is a little above the Western Australian average and well above the Australian figure. This level of community spirit has remained stable since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is less common here than in the rest of the state, with 23.9% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework have both increased since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +144.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the wider nation.
3.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514004/northam/topic/community