22.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in East Fremantle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in East Fremantle provide unpaid child care, reflecting a strong trend of family and community support. This is much higher than most similar areas. The local community is also very active, with a high proportion of people volunteering and providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14% of people providing care and 30.7% looking after children, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 21.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53150/east-fremantle/topic/community