16.7% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher volunteer rates than most similar areas define Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, where 16.7% of people give their time to help others. While community spirit is strong, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is an increase of 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 8.8% of people providing such care. Similarly, the 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid and the 15.5% doing heavy housework are both well below the national and state figures.
8.8% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021123/victoria-park-lathlain-burswood/topic/community