18.1% ▼ -52.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shackleton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shackleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Eighteen per cent of people in Shackleton volunteer their time, which is a standout figure compared to the rest of the country. This high level of community spirit sits alongside very low rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 9.6% of people providing unpaid care. This is a little below state and national figures, while the rates of people doing significant housework or caring for children are far below the national average.
9.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.5% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.6% ▼ -73.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
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 Shackleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51341/shackleton/topic/community