7.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Greenough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in South Greenough engage in traditional community volunteering compared to other similar areas. Only 7.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 6.9% of residents provide unpaid care—well below the national figure of 11.9%—a much higher share than usual spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework, at 30.4%. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 20.1%.
6.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of people in South Greenough have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures 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 South Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51370/south-greenough/topic/community