14.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Halls Head - Erskine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Halls Head - Erskine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Halls Head - Erskine involves a high level of service and home-based work, with 4.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While volunteering rates are around the middle for similar areas, there are notable trends in how locals manage unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little below the Western Australian average and has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 23.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the state figure. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are at 25.0%, a figure well below the state average.
11.5% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 85% 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 Halls Head - Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011024/halls-head-erskine/topic/community