12.7% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
College Grove - Carey Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in College Grove - Carey Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people take on unpaid roles in College Grove - Carey Park compared to the state and national figures. Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, while the rate of people caring for children is well below the state average. These figures have stayed mostly steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most other areas, with 12.7% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 22.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below both the state and national rates. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.3% since 2011, though the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 10.8%.
10.8% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 common at a rate of 2.8%, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 College Grove - Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021008/college-grove-carey-park/topic/community