10.9% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Hedland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Hedland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement patterns in South Hedland have shifted over the last decade, marked by a distinct lack of traditional volunteering. Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While many people here help raise children, other forms of unpaid care are uncommon.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most similar areas. At 10.9%, the rate is well below both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 29% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. However, providing general unpaid care is much lower than most areas, and only 14.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure.
6.0% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the rates for both Western Australia and Australia.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51372/south-hedland/topic/community