45.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holt Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Holt Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Holt Rock volunteer, a figure that has remained remarkably high since 2011. This sparse locality shows a strong commitment to community work, with 45.9% of people giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate of 45.9% is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.7% of people providing it, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are less frequent, as those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are much lower than in most areas.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 residents in Holt Rock have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.9% seen across Western Australia and the 2.8% national average.
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 Holt Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50650/holt-rock/topic/community