13.3% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Safety Bay - Shoalwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Safety Bay - Shoalwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than ten years of change have seen volunteering drop in Safety Bay - Shoalwater, while unpaid care for others has grown. The area is now most notable for its high number of former Defence Force members. These trends show a shift in how residents contribute to their community and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Western Australian average and has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the national figure at 26.4%. However, more people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, and those providing unpaid care rose to 12.7% since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 striking 6.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest for its level and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 94% 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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/topic/community