22.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chapman Valley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Chapman Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national average of 22.5% of people volunteer in Chapman Valley, marking a strong commitment to community work. This level of participation is much higher than the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. While volunteering remains steady, there has been a notable drop in people performing unpaid housework and childcare since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.5% of residents helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.9% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the 20.7% national average—this figure fell 5.9 points since 2011. Unpaid childcare also fell by 6.1 points over the same period to 26.6%.
10.2% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Chapman Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51610/chapman-valley/topic/community