22.7% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Esperance · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Esperance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.7% of people volunteer in Esperance, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area's social life. While many give their time to others, fewer residents are involved in unpaid care compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above both Western Australia's 15.9% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Esperance provide unpaid care than in most other areas. This is most notable with child care, where the 18.9% rate is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.4% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50492/esperance/topic/community