26.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ardath · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ardath
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Ardath than in most similar areas, with 26.1% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong history of military service, which is much higher than across the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Over a quarter of the population volunteers, a figure that is far above both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.3% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are well below the state and national averages.
6.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
Military service is common here, with 8.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Ardath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50023/ardath/topic/community