12.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates mark the community of Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale compared to the rest of the state. While 12.7% of residents volunteer, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This trend of lower participation has continued as volunteering fell since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.1% and has dropped 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Unpaid care for others rose to 12.3% since 2011, while those doing over 15 hours of housework fell to 20.1%.
12.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.4%, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021054/swan-view-greenmount-midvale/topic/community