12.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Withers - Usher · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Withers - Usher
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering in Withers - Usher since 2016, with the rate dropping by 3.6 points to 12.8%. This decline means the area now sits well below the Western Australian figure. While some forms of community contribution have fallen, others, like unpaid care, have slightly increased.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.5% of people providing support, a figure that rose 1.7 points since 2016. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (25.7%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.7%) both saw slight declines over the same period.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Withers - Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021254/withers-usher/topic/community