18.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harvey · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Harvey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of unpaid work and care stand out in Harvey compared to most other areas. About 30.3% of the population care for children without pay, which is well above the national figure. While these care roles are common, the rate of volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.1% of people in Harvey volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 20.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 24.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure. Providing unpaid care for others is also a little more common than in the rest of Western Australia, rising to 11.8% since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 55% 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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53990/harvey/topic/community