31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harrismith · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harrismith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Harrismith than in the rest of the country. Roughly 31% of the population gives their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure. This strong community spirit is mirrored by a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31% of residents helping out. This is far 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 childcare is a major part of local life, with 40.5% of people providing this care—far above the national figure of 26.3%. However, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, and 19% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
No residents in Harrismith have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures of around 2.9% and 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/community