11.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armadale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Armadale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11% of people in Armadale volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area where residents are less likely to engage in unpaid community work or home care compared to other Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most other areas, with the 11% rate sitting well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national average at 22.5%. While the number of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the Australian figure, those doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most areas.
11.8% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Armadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50026/armadale/topic/community