12.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stratton - Jane Brook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stratton - Jane Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people provide unpaid childcare in Stratton - Jane Brook, a figure well above the national average. This level of family care stands out as the most common form of community contribution in the area. Other forms of participation, like volunteering, are less common compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 31.2% of people caring for children unpaid, though this is 5.5 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, and 19.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.5% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower 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 Stratton - Jane Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031067/stratton-jane-brook/topic/community