23.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stirling Estate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stirling Estate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Stirling Estate volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where many residents take on significant unpaid care and domestic roles. Residents are much more likely to help out in their community and homes than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.3% of the population volunteers, a rate that is well above both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 15.8% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Stirling Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51406/stirling-estate/topic/community