22.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Fremantle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Fremantle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in East Fremantle provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This community is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care for those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.4% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent in this area, where 14.0% of people provide care for others—a figure that rose since 2011 and is much higher than in most areas. While 30.7% look after children unpaid, about 21.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is around the middle for similar places.
14.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
A higher than usual 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 64% 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 East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021164/east-fremantle/topic/community