21.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chapman Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chapman Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Chapman Hill compared to most similar areas. Over a fifth of the population volunteers their time, and a very high number of residents take on unpaid care roles within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 21.7% of people providing care—far above the state's 10.7%. This includes 31.5% caring for children and 29.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above national figures.
21.7% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Chapman Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50285/chapman-hill/topic/community