15.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stirling · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Stirling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Typical community engagement in Stirling is around the middle of the pack compared to similar areas. While 15.3% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of people caring for children unpaid than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Stirling volunteer, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is slightly above the national average of 14.1% and almost the same as the Western Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 27.2% of people providing this care, a figure that rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than most areas at 18.2%, while 10.8% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.8% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.3% of the population having done so. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 70% 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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50502/stirling/topic/community