14.7% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geraldton - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Geraldton - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are giving their time to others in Geraldton - East, with volunteering and childcare roles both sliding since 2016. While about 14.7% of the community still volunteer, this is down 4 percentage points from five years ago. These trends show a general dip in unpaid community work across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is a little below Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than in most areas at 24.4%, and this has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2016. Meanwhile, 11% of people provide unpaid care and 21% do at least 15 hours of housework per week, both figures sitting close to the state and national averages.
11.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 Geraldton - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041286/geraldton-east/topic/community