10.9% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Hedland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 30% of people in South Hedland provide unpaid childcare, making this the most common form of community contribution in the area. While family care is high, other forms of volunteering and unpaid assistance are much lower than the figures seen across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a drop of 3.7 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29% of people provide unpaid childcare—slightly above the national figure—other forms of care are rare. Only 6% provide general unpaid care and 14.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national averages.
6.0% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Force veterans make up 1.7% of the population, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian and national averages.
1.7%
Lower than 77% 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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/community