21.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albany · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Albany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than seven percentage points more people volunteer in Albany than the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011. It is a place where residents are notably active in supporting others and their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents here volunteer, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This is higher than most similar areas, even though the rate fell from 23.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most areas, with 23.7% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. Meanwhile, 12.7% of people provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 here than in most other areas. About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50080/albany/topic/community