14.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Serpentine - Jarrahdale · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Serpentine - Jarrahdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over a third of people in Serpentine - Jarrahdale provide unpaid childcare, a figure far higher than the national average. This strong focus on family care defines the local community, though other forms of volunteering and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This is a little below the Western Australian average and represents a 3.3 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major unpaid commitment here, with 36.1% of people caring for children—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is higher than most areas.
10.6% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 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.
36.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Serpentine - Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50606/serpentine-jarrahdale/topic/community