24.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hoddys Well · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hoddys Well
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Hoddys Well volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 24.4%, the share of volunteers is much higher than in most areas. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—others are less likely to provide care. Only 5.7% provide unpaid care and 18.7% care for children, both of which are much lower than most areas.
5.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A little more than 4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Hoddys Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50646/hoddys-well/topic/community