28.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Guilderton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Guilderton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of helping out defines Guilderton, where 28.5% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While the area has a high rate of community contribution, there are far fewer people caring for children unpaid compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.5% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 14 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment for 30.7% of people, a figure far above the Western Australian average. This happens alongside a higher-than-usual 13.9% of people providing unpaid care, though the rate of people caring for children is well below the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +67.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 in Guilderton than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Guilderton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50593/guilderton/topic/community