41.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hoffman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hoffman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Hoffman has remained remarkably strong, with volunteering rates far exceeding national trends. A striking 41.4% of the population gives their time to help others, making it one of the most active areas for volunteers in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 41.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid child care is much lower than most areas at 13.8%, the rate of people providing general unpaid care is among the highest at 20.7%, well above the state and national figures.
20.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Service to the country is very common here, with 14.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, far above the 2.8% average for Australia.
14.8%
Higher 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 Hoffman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50647/hoffman/topic/community