19.8% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fremantle · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Fremantle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Fremantle volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This strong local involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area's community spirit, with the rate of volunteering sitting well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 12.8% of people providing such support. Meanwhile, 26.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50702/fremantle/topic/community