6.7% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Pilbara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Pilbara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in East Pilbara participate in unpaid community work and care than in most other areas. Only 6.7% of residents volunteer, and the rates of unpaid caregiving are well below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for this level of area at 6.7%. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%, and it has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.9% of people providing unpaid care, which is well below the state and national figures. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid (20.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (10.8%) are both well below the national figures.
6.9% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.8% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021267/east-pilbara/topic/community