15.6% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Ashfield volunteer or provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 15.6% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.9% of people providing such support. Similarly, the 18.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
11.9% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Ashfield have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with the figure sitting at 3.5%.
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50034/ashfield/topic/community