23.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albany · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Albany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Albany volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape. It stands out as a place where residents are much more likely to give their time than those in most other Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas, at 18.6%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 13.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.0% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the state and national figures, which sit at 2.9% and 2.8% respectively.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/community