14.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perth - North West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Perth - North West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid childcare define the community landscape in Perth - North West, where 30.4% of people provide this support. While this is well above the national figure, other forms of community contribution and service are generally lower than in similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here and sits among the highest for similar areas, though the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.6% since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 10.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
10.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 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.
30.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
2.5%
Lower than 67% 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 - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/505/perth-north-west/topic/community