12.7% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrisdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Harrisdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Harrisdale is heavily shaped by family duties, with 44.7% of people caring for children unpaid. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the highest areas for childcare responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in other areas. At 12.7%, the rate is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 44.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 8.5% provide general unpaid care, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%. Around 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.5% —
Lower than 89% 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.
44.7% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Higher than 51% 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.
Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Harrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011307/harrisdale/topic/community