19.3% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Capel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Capel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Capel have volunteered since 2011, though the community remains very active. Around 19.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping out extends to the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 19.3% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, despite the rate falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life here, as 26.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside higher rates of people providing unpaid care (13.3%) and those caring for children (28.9%).
13.3% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021007/capel/topic/community