21.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Applecross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Applecross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Applecross volunteer, a rate that is well above both the state and national figures. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Other forms of unpaid work and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.2% of residents giving their time. This is 5.2 percentage points higher than the Western Australia average and 7.1 points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is slightly more common than usual, with 29.0% of people caring for children and 13.0% providing other unpaid care. Around 22.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
About 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Applecross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50022/applecross/topic/community