11.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale volunteer, which is much lower than most other similar areas. This figure is well below the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care, are more common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well below the national figure of 14.1% and the state's 15.9%. This level of participation has dropped by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national average. While unpaid care for others is about the same as the state and national figures, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both Western Australia and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011110/armadale-wungong-brookdale/topic/community