45.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berkshire Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berkshire Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Berkshire Valley volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This high level of community spirit stands in contrast to a very low rate of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 45.5% of people volunteer here, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 18.2% caring for children and 12.1% spending 15 or more hours on housework. Only 9.1% provide any unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure of 11.9%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the Western Australian rate of 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Berkshire Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50113/berkshire-valley/topic/community