13.9% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Perth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Perth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in East Perth provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state. While about 14% of residents volunteer, which is similar to the national figure, the area stands out for having very low rates of housework and childcare duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but a little below the Western Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 14% of people caring for children unpaid and 6.3% providing general unpaid care—both far below the state and national figures. Similarly, the 10.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well below the national average.
6.3% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.9% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.9% of residents having served, which is a little below the Western Australian average.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50464/east-perth/topic/community