13.5% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balcatta - Hamersley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balcatta - Hamersley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Balcatta - Hamersley involves a high level of family support, with 27.6% of people providing unpaid childcare. This focus on family care is a key feature of the area, while other forms of community contribution remain steady.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the main focus of unpaid work here, as the 27.6% of people caring for children is higher than most areas. Other unpaid tasks are less common, with 11.7% providing general care and 19.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.7% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Around 2.7% of people in Balcatta - Hamersley have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Balcatta - Hamersley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021084/balcatta-hamersley/topic/community