20.8% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Perth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Perth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in volunteering in South Perth than in most similar areas. Around 20.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit contrasts with lower rates of unpaid domestic and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much fewer than in most areas.
10.8% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
About 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51381/south-perth/topic/community