12.9% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canning Vale - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Canning Vale - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.3% of people in Canning Vale - East provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent here. This includes lower rates of volunteering and defence service compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people here provide unpaid child care than in most other areas, though 9.3% providing other unpaid care is much lower than the usual rate. Meanwhile, 19.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the national figure.
9.3% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in this area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state and national figures.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Canning Vale - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041133/canning-vale-east/topic/community