27.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shenton Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shenton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Shenton Park compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 28% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong drive to help others is mirrored in the high rates of unpaid childcare in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, as 33.4% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13% provide other types of unpaid care, and 21.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
13.0% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Shenton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51346/shenton-park/topic/community