39.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adamsvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Adamsvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Adamsvale volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most of the country. This high level of engagement defines daily life here, with many residents stepping up to help others through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 39.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 39.4% of people providing this care, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, only 9.1% of people provide other unpaid care or do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much lower than in most other areas.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Western Australian and national figures, which both sit around 2.8% or 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Adamsvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50004/adamsvale/topic/community