24.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paradise
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Paradise volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid roles, from volunteering to caring for family and others. These figures make the area stand out compared to most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Paradise, where 31.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity extends to unpaid care, with 16.0% providing care for others and 31.1% caring for children.
16.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 5.1% of residents having served. This is a little above both the state and national figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51202/paradise/topic/community