13.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Craigie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Craigie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities shape daily life in Craigie, where a very high number of residents balance their time with unpaid childcare. While many are focused on the home, there is also a higher rate of former Defence Force members here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.8% of people in Craigie volunteer, which is lower than in most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 31.5% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. In contrast, the 9.2% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.2% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
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, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50350/craigie/topic/community