11.3% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pegs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pegs Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.3% of people in Pegs Creek volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This lack of community activity is mirrored in the home, where rates of unpaid care and housework are well below the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with 11.3% of people taking part. This is well below the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far less common than usual, with only 3.8% of people providing care and 13.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below state and national figures, and the 22.4% who care for children unpaid is also well below the national average.
3.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 around the middle for its level in Pegs Creek, where 2.5% of people have served. This is about the same as the 2.9% for Western Australia and 2.8% for Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Pegs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51222/pegs-creek/topic/community