32.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Albany · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Albany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge jump in local volunteering is the main story for Port Albany, where 32.5% of people now give their time to a cause. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While a few more people are doing unpaid care, the area has a lower rate of people caring for children than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.5% of residents helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is well above the national figure at 15.8%, although the rate of people caring for children is well below the state average at 20.2%. About 22.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the Australian figure.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Port Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51257/port-albany/topic/community