21.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Perth · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in South Perth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in South Perth volunteer, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This active spirit of giving defines the local community, with 21.1% of residents offering their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11% of people provide unpaid care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas. The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 24.6%, which is well below the state figure.
11.0% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 71% 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 South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57840/south-perth/topic/community