12.3% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Swan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid childcare has remained a steady priority in Swan, where 31.2% of people provide this support. While child care rates are high, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and housework have either dipped or stayed below the national figures. This mix shows a local focus on family care over broader community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.3% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major focus, with 31.2% of people doing so unpaid, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 19.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Defence service is less common in Swan than in most similar areas. At 2.5%, the proportion of people who served is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/community