21.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Perth - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Perth - Kensington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in South Perth - Kensington volunteer, making it a highly active community. This rate of 21.6% is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. The share of residents who volunteer rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.6%, which is 7.5 percentage points higher than the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 24.8% of people caring for children unpaid. Around 18.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, while 11.3% provide other unpaid care.
11.3% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 2.3% of the population. This is lower than in most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 South Perth - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071147/south-perth-kensington/topic/community