0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Henderson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Henderson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Barely anyone in Henderson volunteers, but many residents spend a significant amount of time on unpaid work at home. This creates a unique community profile where private duties take priority over public service, with 24.1% of people providing some form of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 0.0%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 24.1% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a much higher than usual 34.5% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, although only 13.8% provide unpaid childcare.
24.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
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 reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 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 Henderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50624/henderson/topic/community