14.0% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Perth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Perth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in East Perth than in the rest of the state. This is a community where only 14% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are not involved in unpaid care or household work compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than elsewhere, with only 14% of people caring for children and 6.4% providing unpaid care, both far below state and national figures. Similarly, only 11% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the 20.7% national average.
6.4% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.0% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 East Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021295/east-perth/topic/community