23.0% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Attadale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Attadale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 23% of people in Attadale volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong culture of looking after others through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.0% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are prevalent, with 31.9% of people providing unpaid childcare—much higher than most areas. This is alongside 13.8% of residents providing general unpaid care and 23.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.8% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 3.0% 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.
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 Attadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50035/attadale/topic/community