18.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Herron · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Herron
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents in Herron now contribute to their community and households compared to past censuses. Around 18.6% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also has a notably strong connection to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is well below the national rate at 20.4%, a far higher share of people do 15 or more hours of housework than the national figure, at 32.6%. Unpaid care for others is 10.3%, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.3% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population, which is much higher than most other areas and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Herron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50629/herron/topic/community