28.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reinscourt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Reinscourt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Reinscourt compared to most similar areas. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home and through a high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.8% of people pitching in. This is far above both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than in most areas, with 32.7% of people caring for children. This is well above the national figure, alongside higher rates of people providing general unpaid care and doing housework.
14.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
A strong military connection exists in Reinscourt, where 7.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the state figure of 2.9%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Reinscourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51293/reinscourt/topic/community