24.6% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gooseberry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gooseberry Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Gooseberry Hill volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is notably active in giving their time, both through formal volunteering and by providing a high level of unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30% of people caring for children and 26.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national figures. Additionally, 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
14.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
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 Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/topic/community