13.9% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Somerville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of parents balancing family life defines the daily routine in Somerville, where 31.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While family duties are common, other forms of community support and service are less frequent here than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 13.9% of residents giving their time. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people in Somerville provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas. In contrast, those providing general unpaid care are much lower than usual, at just 6.4% compared to 11.9% nationally.
6.4% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Few residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.7% of the population having done so. This is a little below both the state and national figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51359/somerville/topic/community