15.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swan Reach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Swan Reach spend a significant amount of time on unpaid housework, reflecting a strong trend of home-based care. While 15.8% of residents volunteer, this is actually lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week—well above the national figure. Around 13.8% provide other unpaid care, and 24.4% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the state average.
13.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of the population having served.
4.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22409/swan-reach/topic/community