30.4% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruce Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bruce Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Bruce Rock volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines daily life here, with residents far more likely to give their time to local causes than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.4% of the population volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and 16 points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are fewer here than in most areas, at 10.4%. While 23.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly—a little above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid are well below the Western Australian average at 24.5%.
10.4% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the community having this experience.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50196/bruce-rock/topic/community