16.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scarborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Scarborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual lend a hand in Scarborough, where 16.5% of residents volunteer. While community spirit is strong, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen since 2011 to 16.5%, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 15.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Similarly, the share of people providing unpaid care (8.9%) and those caring for children unpaid (24.8%) are both below the national and state figures.
8.9% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021092/scarborough/topic/community