32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hill River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hill River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Hill River volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside much higher rates of unpaid housework and childcare compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 36% of people caring for children and 30.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national figures. However, the 7% of people providing general unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
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 Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50637/hill-river/topic/community