15.1% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Guildford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in South Guildford compared to the rest of the country. While 36.6% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering remain more typical for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 36.6% of people providing care, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is around the middle for similar areas.
12.2% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 common at a rate of 2.7%. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51371/south-guildford/topic/community