31.5% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Green Head · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Green Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work define Green Head compared to most similar areas. Around 31.5% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is notably active in supporting others through both formal volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are very high in Green Head, with 31.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% average for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 15.9% of people provide such support, which is well above the national figure. While 30.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 11.6% who care for children unpaid is far below the state's 28.5%.
15.9% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.6% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 5.2%, this is a little above both the state figure of 2.9% and the national average of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50579/green-head/topic/community