31.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Augusta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of residents in Augusta volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which also sees more people providing unpaid care than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—many others handle home duties. About 30.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, and 14.5% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than in most areas.
14.5% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.4%, this is a little above the 2.8% national average and the 2.9% seen in Western Australia.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50038/augusta/topic/community