23.8% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sawyers Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sawyers Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Sawyers Valley volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, whether through local volunteering or caring for others at home. These levels of participation are much higher than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children and 13.6% providing other unpaid care. Additionally, 25.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
13.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 much higher share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, at 4.7%, which is a little above the 2.8% typical for Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Sawyers Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51328/sawyers-valley/topic/community