19.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hazelvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hazelvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and community work define Hazelvale compared to most similar areas. Around 27.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure. This commitment to helping others is mirrored in the local volunteering rate, which is also well above the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of people in Hazelvale volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian average of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common here, with 27.3% providing unpaid care and 33.3% doing over 15 hours of housework—both far above state and national levels. This is consistent with the 31.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas.
27.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Force service is more common in Hazelvale than in most similar areas, with 5.7% of people having served, a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Hazelvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50621/hazelvale/topic/community