12.6% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middle Swan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middle Swan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Middle Swan provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many help at home, volunteering rates are much lower than in most other areas. Only 12.6% of people volunteer, falling well below the Western Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.6% of people giving their time. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid (25%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19%) are both below the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Middle Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50944/middle-swan/topic/community