11.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pearce · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Pearce
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.5% of people in Pearce provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. While many residents are heavily involved in caring for children, overall volunteering in the area has dropped and remains lower than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 11.8% since 2011, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with the rate rising 11 points since 2011 to reach a level far above the national average. In contrast, 9.6% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
9.6% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 2.3% of people having served, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
2.3%
Lower than 62% of federal 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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED512/pearce/topic/community