13.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Vines · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in The Vines
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in The Vines provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care stands out as the defining feature of community participation in the area. Other forms of volunteering and service follow more typical patterns for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and has fallen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.8% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.4%, which is lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This 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 The Vines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031068/the-vines/topic/community