12.8% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heathridge - Connolly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Heathridge - Connolly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Heathridge - Connolly provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement and volunteering are less frequent here compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 31.1%, though the 10.4% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Meanwhile, the 19.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the national figure.
10.4% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the state and national figures.
2.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Heathridge - Connolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011074/heathridge-connolly/topic/community