22.0% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Fremantle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Fremantle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in South Fremantle volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a strong local commitment to community activities. While volunteering is high, the area has fewer people performing heavy unpaid housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—well above the state figure. However, far fewer people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (19.9%) compared to most areas.
14.7% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 typical for the region, with 2.8% of the population having served, matching both the state and national figures.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 South Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51368/south-fremantle/topic/community