14.3% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erskine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Erskine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 6% of people in Erskine have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. While a small number of residents provide unpaid care, others spend more time on housework than the typical person in Western Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state. However, 25.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 5.9% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50491/erskine/topic/community