13.6% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamilton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hamilton Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Hamilton Hill engage in unpaid work and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While 13.6% of residents volunteer, other community activities like unpaid housework are much less common here than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 13.6% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas. This trend is mirrored in childcare, where the 24.2% of people providing unpaid care for children is well below the state figure.
11.5% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as both Western Australia and the national average.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Hamilton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50609/hamilton-hill/topic/community