22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamelin Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hamelin Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Hamelin Bay contribute to their community and provide unpaid support than in most similar areas. About 22.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of service is seen across volunteering, home care, and past military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 16.3% of people providing support and 34.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above state and national figures. In contrast, the 8.2% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level.
16.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.2% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
Past military service is much more common here than in most areas. The 6.4% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.8% Australian average.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Hamelin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50605/hamelin-bay/topic/community