10.8% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gosnells · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gosnells
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer their time in Gosnells than in most similar areas. Only 10.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, at 10.8%. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework have fallen to 18.2% since 2011, a figure that is much lower than in most areas.
11.4% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 common here, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041134/gosnells/topic/community