25.2% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southern Cross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Southern Cross volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out in an area where unpaid care and defence service figures are also distinct from the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.2% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common than in most areas, with only 5.1% of people providing care and just 17.2% caring for children. However, 21.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure of 20.7%.
5.1% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51393/southern-cross/topic/community