9.4% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Girrawheen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Girrawheen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 10% of people in Girrawheen volunteer their time, which is much lower than most other areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care and housework, where the local figures sit well below the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with 16.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework per week. Those caring for children unpaid also sit well below the state figure at 24.5%, while 10.7% provide some form of unpaid care.
10.7% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031102/girrawheen/topic/community