11.6% —
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goldfields · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Goldfields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Goldfields than in previous years, with the rate falling 4.8 percentage points since 2016. Only 11.6% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This decline is part of a broader trend of lower community participation across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.6% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This is a little below the national average of 14.1% and reflects a significant drop from 16.3% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is among the lowest rates at this level and well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 16.7%.
7.0% —
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% —
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 people in Goldfields have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Western Australian rate of 2.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 68% 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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51103/goldfields/topic/community