21.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ardross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ardross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Ardross volunteer their time, reflecting a high level of community involvement. This spirit of giving extends to the home, where residents take on unpaid care and housework at rates well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is strong, as 32.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of care is mirrored in housework, with 24% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on chores.
12.2% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Higher than 52% 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 Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/community