33.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scaddan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Scaddan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Scaddan compared to most similar areas. More than a third of residents volunteer their time, and unpaid care is far more common here than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 33.8% of people in Scaddan volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 36.5% of people caring for children, a figure well above the state and national averages. This is alongside 25.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.2% providing other unpaid care.
12.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
No one in Scaddan has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Scaddan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51329/scaddan/topic/community