13.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stirling - Osborne Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stirling - Osborne Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Stirling - Osborne Park involves a modest level of community involvement, with 13.1% of people volunteering. This rate is lower than most other areas and has barely changed over the last decade. Most residents spend their spare time on family and home duties rather than formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures. This level of participation has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure roughly in line with the Australian average. Meanwhile, the 11.3% of residents providing unpaid care for others has risen slightly since 2011, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 18.7%.
11.3% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.7% of the population having served. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the state and national figures.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Stirling - Osborne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021093/stirling-osborne-park/topic/community