13.5% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hocking - Pearsall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hocking - Pearsall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in Hocking - Pearsall provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This high level of family care defines the community's participation patterns. Other forms of service and volunteering are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—only 10% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.0% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Hocking - Pearsall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031303/hocking-pearsall/topic/community