17.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drummond Cove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drummond Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Drummond Cove than in most other areas. About 37.6% of residents handle these duties, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the local community's contribution to the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above both the Western Australian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside the high rate of childcare, 23.4% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, well above the state average. However, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 10.1%.
10.1% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Drummond Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50426/drummond-cove/topic/community