18.2% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gledhow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gledhow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Gledhow than in most similar areas. This community is notably active in supporting others, with 15.5% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, as 31.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a high rate of unpaid care generally, and 23.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Gledhow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50551/gledhow/topic/community