19.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Chapman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Chapman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of residents in East Chapman volunteer, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community spirit stands in contrast to the area's very low rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 15.9% figure for Western Australia and 14.1% for the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with 9.8% providing care. This is consistent with very low rates of unpaid housework (12.2%) and no residents providing unpaid childcare.
9.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.2% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 residents in East Chapman have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures of around 2.9% and 2.8%.
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 East Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50455/east-chapman/topic/community