15.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Padbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Padbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define daily life in Padbury, with 35.3% of people providing this support. While other forms of community contribution remain steady, the number of people looking after children has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Padbury volunteer, a figure that is slightly above the national average and has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, which is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. This is alongside 22.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a rate higher than most areas.
11.1% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 proportion of people in Padbury have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population being veterans.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Padbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011081/padbury/topic/community