18.3% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harvey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harvey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people volunteer in Harvey than is typical across the country. Around 18.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This community spirit is balanced by rates of unpaid care and defence service that sit close to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of people helping out. This is a little above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 22.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 24.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state rate of 28.5%.
11.3% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 typical for the area, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50615/harvey/topic/community