22.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perth - Inner · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Perth - Inner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in Perth - Inner volunteer, one of the highest rates for any similar area. This high level of community spirit stands out against the national figure of 14.1%. While many give their time to causes, those providing unpaid care for children or the elderly are less common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform heavy unpaid work compared to most areas, with only 17.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Unpaid care for children is also a little below the Australian figure at 25.1%, though the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen slightly to 10.8% since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 this area than in most others. About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.4%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) 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 Perth - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/503/perth-inner/topic/community