11.5% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spearwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Spearwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Spearwood volunteer their time compared to other areas, though daily life involves typical levels of family and care work. Just 11.5% of people volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure. This suggests a community where people are less likely to engage in formal unpaid group activities than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than most areas, sitting at 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure. However, this has rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 11.9% of people providing care and 25.7% looking after children unpaid, both of which are around the middle for similar areas. Meanwhile, the 19.1% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is lower than most areas and has fell since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 at a rate of 2.7%. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011160/spearwood/topic/community