17.6% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hopeland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hopeland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of residents in Hopeland provide unpaid childcare, highlighting a strong focus on family and home life. This community sees a high level of local contribution, with many people spending their spare time caring for others or volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and slightly higher than the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Hopeland, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen across all care roles, as the number of people providing unpaid care or looking after children is much higher than in most areas.
15.3% ▲ +168.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population, which is a little above both the state and national figures and much higher than most similar areas.
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 Hopeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50653/hopeland/topic/community