18.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perth City · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Perth City
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Perth City volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community activity stands out in a place where unpaid care and housework are much less common than in other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% national average. This rate is also higher than the Western Australian figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 22.5% of people caring for children. Similarly, only 15.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
9.5% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Perth City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50302/perth-city/topic/community