27.7% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Narembeen · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Narembeen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Narembeen volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong local commitment to volunteering stands out against both the state and national figures. It is a community where people are far more likely to give their time to help others than the average Australian.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown since 2011, with 27.7% of residents now giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 7.3% of people providing this support. This includes fewer people caring for children unpaid (23.5%) and a significant drop in those doing 15 or more hours of housework, which fell 15 points since 2011 to 17.6%.
7.3% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 more common in Narembeen than in most similar areas. The 4.5% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
4.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Narembeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522050/narembeen/topic/community