11.1% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Derby - West Kimberley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Derby - West Kimberley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Derby - West Kimberley than in the rest of the state. Only 11.1% of residents give their time to others, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2016. While many people here look after children, other forms of unpaid care and community work are much less common than across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are well below the national figure, with only 11.1% of people helping out. This is a sharp decline from 2016, when 16.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Australian average. However, very few residents do 15 or more hours of housework per week, and unpaid care for others is much lower than in most areas.
8.6% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.6% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
Around 2.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Derby - West Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011263/derby-west-kimberley/topic/community