26.0% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scotsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Scotsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Scotsdale volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area, where 26% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26% of residents volunteer here, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 22.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure, 30.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the Australian average of 20.7%. Around 12.6% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national rate.
12.6% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Scotsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51332/scotsdale/topic/community