14.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perth - South East · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Perth - South East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 29% of people in Perth - South East provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This high level of family care defines the local community's unpaid work. Other forms of participation, such as volunteering and military service, are closer to state and national norms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and barely changed since 2011. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.9% of people care for children unpaid, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.3%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.5%) are both lower than in most areas.
10.5% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Force service is less common here than in most other areas, with 2.3% of the population having served.
2.3%
Lower than 74% 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/506/perth-south-east/topic/community