22.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stoneville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stoneville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Stoneville are contributing to their community and families than in most other areas. This is seen in the high number of residents who volunteer, with 22.1% of the population giving their time to others. The area also shows a strong trend of people taking on unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than elsewhere, with 22.1% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents take on more unpaid work than usual, with 30.8% caring for children and 14.3% providing other unpaid care. Additionally, 25.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.3% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 3.9%. This is a little above both the state figure of 2.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Stoneville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51408/stoneville/topic/community