16.7% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Henley Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Henley Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Henley Brook sits around the middle of similar areas for most community activity, though it has a higher rate of unpaid childcare. Around 30.2% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Henley Brook volunteer their time. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and is roughly the same as the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.9% of people providing care and 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is slightly above state and national levels, especially for childcare, where 30.2% of residents help out.
12.9% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.8% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Henley Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50625/henley-brook/topic/community