21.8% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eastbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eastbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Eastbrook contribute their time to others compared to the rest of the country. Over 21% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is mirrored in the high rates of unpaid housework performed by locals.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.6% of residents provide unpaid care, an unusually high 31.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (23.5%) are well below the state average.
12.6% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
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 Eastbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50471/eastbrook/topic/community