11.7% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Golden Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Golden Bay provide unpaid childcare, making it much more common here than in most other areas. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the local community, though other types of volunteering are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 35.1% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.4%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.0%) are both lower than most areas.
11.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/community