28.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Esperance Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Esperance Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Esperance Surrounds than in the rest of the state. Nearly 28% of the population give their time to help others, which is double the national figure, though this level of participation has fallen since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state figure. This sits alongside 27.4% of people caring for children unpaid, while those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 9.4%.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national rates.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Esperance Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011275/esperance-surrounds/topic/community